Anchor

The Anchor is a molybdenum, gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado.

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: Anchor  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gilpin

Elevation:

Commodity: Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 39.78028, -105.50472

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Anchor MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Anchor


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1910
Year: 1945
Time Period: 1907-1945


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


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: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MOLYBDENITE IN SMALL PLATES IN QUARTZ-PYRITE VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): SIMS, P., ET AL, 1963, ECONOMIC GEOL. OF CENTRAL CITY DIST. GILPIN CO., COLO.: USGS PROF. PAPER 359


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