Anderson Prospect

The Anderson Prospect is a lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,640 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Anderson Prospect
Secondary: Conglomerate

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Greaterville District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. E. Anderson
Years: 1915 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S And Extensive Faulting In N.

Type: L
Description: Thrust And Normal Faulting - Shear Zones.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Extends To Bottom Of 50-Ft Shaft

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE VALUES AVERAGED 68% PB, 54 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1/8 MILE NE OF CAVE OF THE BELLS PROSPECT; 1/4 MILE SW OF SNYDER MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Deposit): STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF DREWES , 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP I 614. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BASIN AND RANGE. ; GEOL.DESC: AGE OF MINERALIZATION IS ASSUMED TO BE THAT OF THE QUARTZ VEINS OF DREWES, 1971. ; REG.COM: STRUCTURE IN DISTRICT IS THRUST FAULTING AND HIGH ANGLE NORMAL FAULTING AND FOLDING.

References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H. 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP I 614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD)

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. 1936, ARIZ. BU. MINES ECON. SER. 19, BULL. 140

Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582

Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, U.S.G.S. MAP I-614

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