Mine detail: Desdemona Group

Previously called 'Suprise MineAsarco GroupMahoney Group: Desdemona MineOthello MineMonte C Risto MineWebster Mine: Claims Patented In 1889 and 18 97Monte Cristo: Claims Patented In 1957Bryan'

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Location: Luna County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.55623, -107.7206
dep_id: 10013941
mrds_id: D010513
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Gypsum, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Extensive Silicification.
conc_proc: Oxidation Enriched Ores Account For Most Of The Total Production V Alue.
ore_ctrl: Deposits Localized In Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To Faults Striki Ng North To N 15 W; And At Junctions With Faults Striking Nnw With Fau Lts Striking N 55 To 65 E; And Beneath An Impermeable Shale.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Cooks Peak Granodiorite
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1952
disc_yr: 1877
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 87-289
  • Deposit:: JICHA, H.L., JR., 1954 NMBMMR BULL 37, P. 60-66, PLATE 1
  • Deposit:: GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 94
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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