Description
Sisson Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFlat Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss,Pegmatite
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite,Granite
StructureLittle Horn Peak Fault, Flat Fault Zone
AlterationSericitic; Wall Rocks Have Spotty, Moderately Intense Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10027591
MRDS IDM003458
Alternate namesTiger
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.74339, -113.19104
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CARD FILE.ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 137, P. 163.ALLEN, G.B., 1985, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-17, 140 P.CIMRIWILSON, ET. AL., 1934; ALLEN, 1985, P. 13