The Golden Anchor Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,281 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
Elevation: 3,281 Feet (1,000 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.02778, -112.28667
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Golden Anchor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Anchor Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Humbug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Year Last Production: 1953
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N 40-50 E
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Adjacent To Some Dikes
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION NOT VERIFIED BY ADDITIONAL LOCATION DATA; UTM TO GROUP OF WORKINGS IN NW CORNER OF SEC. 20
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY PROBABLY SAME AS EL PERO BONITO MINE IN HUMBUG DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT- USBM FILE DATA
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