Mine detail: Daisy Mine

Previously called 'Beatty Fluorspar MineLige Harris-Enif AreaYellow SparCrowell MineDaisy Fluorspar Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

36.86664, -116.68422

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary:	Uranium, Mercury, Clay
Ore:	Cinnabar, Clay, Fluorite
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Iron, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR IRREGULAR MASSES, IRREGULAR VEINS, SMALL MASSES, DISSEMINATED GRAINS, PIPE-LIKE
Discovery year:	1918

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1919

Geology

Host rock:	Nopah Formation Dolomite
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Basin And Range, Bullfrog Hills Caldera. Northeast-Trending, Steep Dipping, Right Lateral Tear Faults; Gently Northwest Dipping Thrust Faults.
Tectonic:	Back-Arc Extensional Cratonic Basin

References

MRDS	W006927
DEP	10069409
Reference	{Deposit:: CORNWALL, H. R. AND KLEINHAMPL, F. J., 1964, GEOLOGY OF BULLFROG QUADRANGLE AND ORE DEPOSITS RELATED TO BULLFROG HILLS CALDERA, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 454-J.}{Deposit:: CORNWALL, H. R. AND KLEINHAMPL, F. J., 1961, GEOLOGY OF BARE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-157}{Deposit:: GEEHAN, R. W., 1946, EXPLORATION OF THE CROWELL FLUORSPAR MINE, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. BU MINES REPT INV. 3954, 9 P.}{Deposit:: GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCESIN NEVADA: NBMG, BULL. 81, P. 92.}{Deposit:: 5) PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 93, P.40-43.}{Deposit:: 6) CORNWALL, H.R., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN NYE CO.: NBMG BULL, 77, P. 35.}{Deposit:: 7) KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 61-62.}{Deposit:: 8) THURSTON, W.R., ET. AL., 1949, DAISY FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT: USGS STRAT. MIN. INV. PRELIM. REPT. 3-209.}{Deposit:: 1945 DIREXPL U.S. BU MINES - NO NEW ORE FOUND}{Deposit:: 1949 THURSTON, W. R.}{Deposit:: 1956 GEOLMAP CORNWALL, H. R. AND KLEINHAMPL, F. J.}{Production:: CORNWALL, H. R. AND KLEINHAMPL, F. J., 1964, GEOL. BULLFROG QUAD. AND ORE DEP.}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G., Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph)