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Newsboy

Plant in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113858
MRDS ID TC00057
MAS/MILS ID 0040130462
Record type Site
Current site name Newsboy
Alternate or previous names G.W.Mining & Minerals Co., Chas.Black Claims, Gnome Development, Newsboy Group, Grande Group, Pitt
Related records 10056391

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.66765, 33.84756 (WGS84)
Elevation 573
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wickenburg SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006 N 004 W 22 SESWNW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.66765, 33.84756
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 65N
    Thickness 15M
    Length 305M
    Width 122M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N55W:65N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 910918

Comments on the geologic information

  • OTHER MINERALS INCLUDE IRON AND COPPER OXIDES AND MANGANIFEROUS CALCITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Merrill-Crowe

Comments on exploration

  • RECENT DRILLING PROJECT INVOLVED 25 SURFACE HOLES WITH REPORT CONTAINING LOGS, ASSAYS, AND MAPS COMPILED FOR OWNERS, ACCORDING TO ADMMR FILES.

Mining district

District name Vulture

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wounded Bull Resources, Inc. (Pima Mining N. L.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1997
    Last year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Westmount Mining, Inc.
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mm And M Alunite
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mills Mining And Development
    Year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 12125.42mt
    Description 11000 St Ore

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 27216mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.8857 g/mt Gold Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 27216mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 154.2857 g/mt Silver Major 1987
    Gold Au 1.0286 g/mt Gold Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 907185mt ore
    Demonstrated 907185mt ore
    Total resources 907185mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.5429 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 4900000mt ore
    Total resources 4900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 27.6 g/mt Silver Major 1995
    Gold Au 1.6 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Measured 1610000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.5 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 1900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ADMMR NEWSBOY MINE FILE

  • Reserve-Resource

    NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DUMMETT, HUGO. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1989; AVAILABLE

  • Reserve-Resource

    UPON REQUEST FROM S.B. HOWELL, BUMINES, DENVER, CO.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, V80 N13, 5-30-94, P.3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P140.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P192.

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 WICKENBURG SW MAP

  • Deposit

    ADMR G.W.MINING & MINERALS CO.FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR GNOME DEV.FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR "U" FILE

  • Deposit

    MOORE,R.T. & ROSEVEARE,G, AZ.B.M.#180,P260

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 168, 192.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING EXPLORATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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