| Deposit ID | 10012500 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Tigre Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nutter Lease: Claims, El Tigre, Black Wolf, Morning Flory, North Star |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.15809, 34.04065 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2469 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15.5 MILES S 86 W OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Magdalena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 003W | 21 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| Rock description | Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group |
| (1) | -107.15809, 34.04065 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Occurs Along An Eastward-Striking Fault Of The North Fork Canyon Fault Zone. |
| General form | PODS AND SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Magdalena Mountains Area: Water Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Interstate Metals Corp. Of California |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. A. Williams And J. A. Harrison |
| First year | 1942 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008155 |
KREWEDL, D.A., 1974, NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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