New Dominion Mine

The New Dominion Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,019 feet.

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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: New Dominion Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 4,019 Feet (1,225 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.42583, -110.78833

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New Dominion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Dominion Mine
Secondary: Stallo Deposit
Secondary: Mallory Mine
Secondary: Ixl Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: C. W. Via
Years: 1955 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, WITH LENTICULAR SHOOTS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne Trending Faults, N-S Trending Faults, Paleozoic Martin And Escabrosa Limestones Overlie Troy Quartzite, And Outcrop Nw Of Faults In Mine Area. Diabase Outcrops S And E Of Mine

Type: L
Description: Faults Probably Preceeded Diabase Intrusion. N37e Vein Forms Contact Between Troy Quartzite And Diabase Sill


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: All Vein Material Highly Altered By Supergene Oxidation. Sulfides Below 800 Ft Only


Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Descloizite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR 1934 THROUGH 1937 IS FROM THE SHAFFER AND MILLS COLLEGE GROUPS

Comment (Location): CLAIMS LOCATED ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF JOHNNIE GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF 26 CLAIMS (20 PATENTED); PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE GLOBE-BOSTON COPPER MINING CO. (1900'S), GLOBE CONSOLIDATED COPPER CO. (1906), CORDOVA COPPER CO. (1909), NEW DOMINION COPPER CO. (1916-1942), T. J. LONG (1942-1955) (11 CLAIMS), C. W. VIA (1955) (11 CLAIMS); A. R. MILLER; W. A. COOK; F. RODRIGUEZ; A. PEPLICA, B. F. BAKER; SIDNEY GIBBLE, S. RODRIQUES

Comment (Deposit): COPPER ORE OCCURS AS VEINS IN FAULT ZONES; MANGANESE-LEAD ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT IN LIMESTONE; ABOVE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION REFERS TO COPPER DEPOSIT; MANGANESE DEPOSIT IS 300 FT LONG, SOFT THICK, STRIKES N80E, DIPS N

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT IS THE MALLORY OR IXL, 1200 FT DEEP WITH LEVELS AT 125 FT, 200 FT, 460 FT, 800 FT, 1000 FT, 1200 FT, COVERING TWO MAIN COPPER VEINS; MANGANESE DEPOSIT WORKED BY OPEN CUTS AND 75 FT INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH ETERT, POST-DIABASE INTRUSION PERIOD, ALTHOUGH NEAREST OUTCROP OF ETERT SCHULTZE GRANITE IS AT OLD DOMINION MINE, 1 MILE S


References

Reference (Deposit): NEALE, W. G. THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XVII, 1926, P. 329-330

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 12, P. 155

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 342, P. 116-118

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7990, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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