The Oohoo Mine is a copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,026 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,026 Feet (1,532 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.03389, -107.23361
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Oohoo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oohoo Mine
Secondary: Claim
Secondary: Oohoo
Secondary: Also Known As the Oohooh Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Sierra Caballos District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Seymour S. Thurmond Jr.
Home Office: Truth Or Consequences, N.M.
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Workings): REPORTED IN 1934 TO BE DEVELOPED BY A 400 FT. INCLINE WHICH WAS PARTLY INACCESSIBLE. REPORTED IN 1920 TO CONSIST OF A 1000 FT. ADIT.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.
Comment (Deposit): 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR MAIN ENTRANCE ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF PALOMAS GAP ON THE WEST FLANK OF THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 207-208
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG.2
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
