Description
William B. Orr (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Gold, Polybasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Chalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Pb Sulfide
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1925
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10014158
MRDS IDD010814
Alternate namesDaisy Mine, Patented Claims: Daisy, MS 15567, Joe Graff, MS 15621, Hibernia, MS 15621, Bluff, MS 15621, Lida May, MS 15621
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.40473, -108.01647
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 69-70, 108-109.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 15567, 15621