Anglo-Saxon Mine

The Anglo-Saxon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Anglo-Saxon Mine
Secondary: Anglo Saxon
Secondary: Anglo-Saxon Extension

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Georgetown-Silver Plume District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1890
Year: 1889

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): $700,000 PRIOR TO 1883, SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1889-1890; INACTIVE IN 1904

Comment (Workings): Anglo-Saxon has 4 levels, crosscuts and shafts; Anglo-Saxon Extension has 7 levels, aggregating 2500 feet.

Comment (Commodity): Small shipments of very rich silver ore, up to several thousand oz. silver per ton, from near the surface.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SULPHIDE VEIN STRIKES N 70 E, DIPS NEAR VERTICAL, IN ALTERED GRANITE, PEGMATITE, AND GNEISS.

Comment (Location): On the NW slope of Saxon Mountain, about 1-1/2 miles NE of Georgetown, in SW/4 sec.4, T 4 S, R 74 W. The Anglo-Saxon Extension adjoins it below and to the SW.

References

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 223, PG 153

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 63, 1908, PG 291

Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

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