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Newman Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026858
MRDS ID M000584
Record type Site
Current site name Newman Mine
Alternate or previous names Newman North, South Veins
Related records 10234785

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.77651, 31.8643 (WGS84)
Elevation 1487
Relative position 1/2 MILE NE OF HELVETIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helvetia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 015E 14,22 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SECTION 14

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.77651, 31.8643
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Within A Thrust Fault Klippe

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1943
Year of last production 1948

Mining district

District name Helvetia-Rosemont District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1943 - 1948
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 0.5 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 14g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL AND OPEN CUTS

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED A. MAFARLANE, D.G. CHILSON, NEWMAN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 127

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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