| Deposit ID | 10013941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Desdemona Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Asarco Group, Mahoney Group: Desdemona Mine, Othello Mine, Monte C Risto Mine, Suprise Mine, Webster Mine: Claims Patented In 1889 and 18 97, Desdemona, Othello, Monte Cristo: Claims Patented In 1957, Suprise, Webster, Bryan |
| Related records | 10151270 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.7206, 32.55623 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20.5 MILES N 06 E OF DEMING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
OK Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 020S | 009W | 24 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Cooks Peak Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Cooks Peak Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.7206, 32.55623 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Cooks Peak District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. E. Mccray |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010513 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 87-289
JICHA, H.L., JR., 1954 NMBMMR BULL 37, P. 60-66, PLATE 1
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 94
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES INCLUDING S MALL MANTOS, PIPES, AND FISSURES. SIX PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY N UMBERS 544, 545, 919, AND 2167 COVERING A TOTAL OF 79.342 ACRES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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