The Anchor Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.75722, -112.11222
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Anchor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anchor Mine
Secondary: Anchor Dump
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Tony A. Lorenzo
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1960
Year Last Production: 1961
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ANCHOR MINE OR ANCHOR DUMP APPARENTLY PRODUCED WASTE MATERIAL FROM UNITED VERDE WASTE DUMPS. NO GEOLOGY OR DEPOSIT TYPES ARE WRITTEN DOWN BECAUSE NO DEPOSIT NAMED THE ANCHOR WAS MINED ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): 0.5 MI N OF JEROME. MINE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE DUMP MATERIAL FROM UNITED VERDE MINE. NO UNDERGROUND WORKINGS APPARENT. UTM COORDINATES TO CENTER OF PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIM: ANCHOR, M.S. 1432
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
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