Newman Mine

The Newman Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,879 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Newman Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 31.86417, -110.77583

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Newman Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Newman Mine
Secondary: Newman North
Secondary: South Veins


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Helvetia-Rosemont District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1948
Time Period: 1943 - 1948
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 0.5 Oz Ag/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Year Last Production: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Within A Thrust Fault Klippe


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SECTION 14

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED A. MAFARLANE, D.G. CHILSON, NEWMAN

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND OPEN CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 127

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 127


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