Utah · Iron County
Past Producer

New Arrowhead Mine

Iron County, Utah, United States
LeadZincSilverGoldCopperFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENS-SHAPED
Ore controlFissure Veins In Fracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite · Limestone Undiff/Quartzites;Pogonip Formation
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Plutonic Rock
StructureFolding & Thrusting-Laramide Basement Caped By Tert Flows, Western Rim Of A Large Caldera? Local Faults Trending N 20 Deg W
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1941
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10011179
MRDS IDD005482
Alternate namesArrowhead Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12607, -113.81582
References
GRANT, S.K., & NACKOWSKI, M.P., 1961, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN PEAK FLUORSPAR DISTRICTPERRY, L.I., AND MCARTHY, B., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UGMS OPEN FILE RPT #22.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE US, PT 2 UTAH: USGS BULL. #1135-B, 104P.1963 RECON A.V. HEYL1976 RECON UGMS OPEN FILE RPT #22EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.