Mine detail: El Tigre Mine

Previously called 'Nutter Lease: ClaimsEl TigreBlack WolfMorning FloryNorth Star'

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.04065, -107.15809
dep_id: 10012500
mrds_id: D008155
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Lead
Minor mineral: Copper, Silver
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: PODS AND SHOOTS
alteration: Deposit Occurs In An Area Of Propylitic Alteration And Silicification.
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Occurs In Favorable Host Rocks And Fractures Near Faults.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_unit: Kelly Limestone;Magdalena Group
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Deposit Occurs Along An Eastward-Striking Fault Of The North Fork Canyon Fault Zone.
yr_lst_prd: 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: KREWEDL, D.A., 1974, NMBMMR OFR-44, 139 PAGES
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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