Mine detail: John Hays Mine

Previously called 'Mine: GuadalupitaRepublic Mines Company Copper ProspectLucero'

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Location: Mora County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.13894, -105.21527
dep_id: 10097930
mrds_id: D011900
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Silver, Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Malachite, Silver
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
conc_proc: Penecontemporaneous
ore_ctrl: Favorable Beds
Reporter: Murray, Diane
hrock_unit: Sangre De Cristo
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Jarosa Syncline, And Several Faults
tectonic: Las Vegas Basin
Year first produced: 1917
yr_lst_prd: 1917
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: ZELLER, H.D. AND BALTZ, E.H., JR., 1954, USGS CIRC 334, 10 P.
  • Deposit:: SOULE, J.H., 1956, USBM IC 7740, P. 30-32.
  • Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C.M., LAUB, D.C., AND FULLER, G.W., 1958, USGS BULL 1030-L, 55 P.
  • Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1940, NMBMMR BULL 15, P. 39-43.
  • Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 109.
  • Production:: AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS
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