Daisy Mine

Past Producer in Hidalgo county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062636
MRDS ID	TC36170
Record type	Site
Current site name	Daisy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-108.23255, 31.82958 (WGS84)
Relative position	7 MI SE OF HACHITA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victorio Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Animas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Playas Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	New Mexico	Hidalgo

Comments on the location information

EASTERN SLOPE OF APACHE HILLS.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Silver	Primary
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Limonite	Ore
Malachite	Ore
Silver	Ore
Tenorite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-108.23255, 31.82958	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form STRINGERS, LENSES

Strike N40E

Dip 60SE

Thickness 0.91M

General form	STRINGERS, LENSES
Strike	N40E
Dip	60SE
Thickness	0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Year of first production	1865

Mining district

District name	Fremont District

Comments on the production information

SMALL WORKFORCE MINING IN 1910, COPPER CARBONATE ORE, REPORTED TO RUN 18% CU, 18 OZ/ST AG, AND 0.05-0.24 OZ/ST AU.

Comments on the workings information

OPEN-CUTS, SHALLOW IRREGULAR SHAFTS, NO MORE THAN 40 FT DEEP IN AREA 200 X 75 FT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC36170

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, 361 P
Production

LINDGREN AND OTHERS (1910).

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MINERALIZED FAULT BRECCIA. THICKNESS RANGES FROM 2-3 FT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1992	Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.