Daisy Mine

The Daisy Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,650 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Daisy Mine
Secondary: Daisy Nos 1-3 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Stahl, John
Years: 1931 -

Owner Name: Goldfield Daisy Mining Syndicate (Pre-; Diamond Field Daisy Gold Mining Co.
Years: 1920 - 1910

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense Silicification; Pyritization

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FAULT VEIN ORE AVERAGED 5 OZ/TON AU AND 3 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 4 LEDGES: NORTH, MIDDLE, SOUTH, AND FAULT "VEINS". THEY ARE NOT CONTINUOUS, BUT ARE MARKED BY BUNCHES OF LEDGE MATTER ALONG ZONES OF FISSRRING. SOFT ORE BEARING ZONES FOLLOW FOOTWALL OF LEDGES WHEREMOST INTENSELY SILICIFIED.

Comment (Workings): MAIN DAISY SHAFT WAS 400 FT DEEP IN 1908 WITH CROSSCUTS ON THE 300 AND 400-FT LEVELS. MORRISON SHAFT 370 FT DEEP WITH A 225-FT CROSSCUT TO SOUTH AT THE BOTTOM. TOPLITZ SHAFT-250 FT DEEP WITH ORE STOPED AT 200-FT LEVEL. MAIN SHAFT WAS CAVED IN 1931.

Comment (Location): ALONG THE CREST OF MCMAHON RIDGE, NORTH OF DIAMOND FIELD. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS; 60 ACRES . UTM IS TO A SHAFT ON THE PROPERTY.. UTM IS TO SHAFT IN THE S PART OF PROPERTY. CLAIMS EXTEND FOR 0.5 MILE NORTH FROM HERE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982

Comment (Development): LESSEES WERE WORKING SEVERAL LEASES IN 1908

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66 P. 248-250.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, A.M., 1931, UNPUBLISHED NOTES ON INSPECTION TRIP; NBMG FILE 91, ITEM 1

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 19, P. 65-66

Reference (Deposit): BLM PATENT CLAIM RECORDS, FEB, 1982.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV., P. 1184.

Reference (Production): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, P. 248. SMITH, 1931, P 15.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.