| Deposit ID | 10027000 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001683 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Tigre Mine |
| Related records | 10234044 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.28425, 31.93569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABT. 35 MI. SE OF BOWIE, ARIZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rustler Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 17S | 30E | 22,21 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Group;Rhyolite Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Bisbee Group;Rhyolite Canyon Formation |
| (1) | -109.28425, 31.93569 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mine In Cret Beds, Near Contact To The South With Tert Rhyolite |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Samson, Willard S. |
| Home office | Dos Cabezas, Az. |
| First year | 1947 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001683 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030132 |
USBM FILES
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 52.
COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL LENSING ORESHOOT OF PARTLY OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES ALONG A FRACTURE ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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