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New Year Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037229
MRDS ID M031122
Record type Site
Current site name New Year Mine
Related records 10294847

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.45584, 35.71639 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MILES DUE SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
026S 058E 03 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.45584, 35.71639
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Thrust Faults, Anticlines & Synclines.
Local Crest Of A Minor Anticline Plunging Steeply Nw.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeability Of The Limestone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE FOUND IN DOLOMITIZED LIMESTONES AND ALSO IN WHOLLY UNDOLOMITIZED LIMESTONE, IN A BRECCIATED ZONE NEAR THE CREST OF AN ANTICLINE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION SMALL, TOTALLED 72 CARLOADS OF ORE INCLUDING LOOKOUT AND MOUNTAIN TOP MINES. THE ZINC ORE CONTAINED 34 - 42 % ZN, 3 - 8 % PB, 3 - 6 OZ. AG/TON AND A TRACE OF GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE 2 SHAFTS, A SHORT TUNNEL AND SEVERAL IRREGULAR STOPES IN AN AREA 300 FEET IN DIAMETER. SHAFTS ARE NOW INACCESSIBLE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031122

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGE QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 163 .

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 P. 193 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey