The Anaconda Claims is a copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 38.16333, -117.67778
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Anaconda Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anaconda Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1280a
Secondary: 1280b.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
Home Office: Reno, Nv
Years: 1982 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1280 A CONTAINED 1% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.1% CA, .02% TI, 300 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 50 PPM CD, 15 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 15000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN. SAMPLE 1280 B CONTAINED 5% FE, 1% MG, 10% CA, 0.2% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 300 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 5 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 500 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 1000 PPM MO, 70 PPM NI, 1000 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 10 PPM SN, 100 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): VERTICAL SHAFTS, HEADFRAME, SHAFTS, PITS.
Comment (Workings): PITS AND SHAFTS, RECENT WORKINGS ON FRAME BUILDINGS.
Comment (Geology): WORKINGS APPEAR ALONG SKARN & / OR FAULT ZONE. SILICEOUS-CALCAREOUS CUT BY SULPHIDE BEARING QUARTZ VEINS GOSSANY ZONES. MOLY BEARING SKARNS, AS PODS & COATINGS INFRACTURES CU OCCURS IN BRECCIA MATERIAL, RESILICIFIED QUARTZ VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ; FIELD EXAMINATIONS, 22 SEPT 1982
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
