El Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine), Little Horn Peak, Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine) | Mine |
| Little Horn Peak | Peak |
| Big Horn Mining District | Mining District |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 44' 35'' North , 113° 11' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 798 (2011) | 22.3km |
| Wenden | 728 (2011) | 33.6km |
| Salome | 1,530 (2011) | 39.4km |
| Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 46.3km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 49.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 49km |
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al 1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 163; ‡Ref.: Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 10 (Table 1); Allen, G.B. (1985), Economic Geology of the Big Horn Mountains of west-central Arizona: AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Tech. open-file report 85-1; AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 163; USGS 15 minute Big Horn Mountains topo map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) El Tigre Mine file; Elsing, M.J. & R.E.S. Heineman (1936), Arizona metal production, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 140: 94; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; Cunningham & Butler, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 157-162; US Bur. Mines card file; MRDS files #10027591 & 10137796.
A former underground Au-Cu-Ag mine located in the NW¼ sec. 20, T.6N., R.4W. (Wickenburg SW 7.5 minute topo map), 15 road miles South of Aguila. Discovered in 1914 by the Sisson Brothers. Worked 1918 to 1924.
33.74333; -113.19028, or 33.74360; -113.19030.
Mineralization is hosted in fine-grained gneissic granite intruded by basic dike rocks. Floors a hilly pediment. The ore occurs within a nearly flat fault zone that consists of massive to coarse-grained, shiny quartz with abundant specularite and limonite. Wall rock is notably altered to sericite and have spotty, moderately intense alteration. The orebody is very lenticular with a maximum wodth of about 5 feet (1.5 meters). Ore control was a flat fault zone. Related structures are the Little Horn Peak fault and the Flat Fault zone.
Workings include 3 inclined shafts (50, 197 & 200 feet deep, respectively). Production was more than $14,454 in Au (period values).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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