St. Anthony Mine

The St. Anthony Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: St. Anthony Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.7, -110.68333

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St. Anthony Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: St. Anthony Mine
Secondary: Mammoth Mine
Secondary: The Tiger


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Semiprecious Gemstone


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Dioptase
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SPECTACULAR MINERAL SPECIMENS HAVE COME FROM THIS MINE.

Comment (Production): 2,540,842 POUNDS V2O5 PRODUCED, 1934-1944; SEE CREASEY, 1950, FOR TOTAL PRODUCTION OF AU, AG, PB, ZN, CU, AND MO

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROBABLY NIL FOR V AND PROBABLY SMALL TO NIL FOR OTHER METALS


References

Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, 1950; HUTTL, 1941; PETERSON, 1938-SEE USGS BULL. 1316.

Reference (Deposit): BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): BLAIR, 1992.


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