Anchor Mine

The Anchor Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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

Name: Anchor Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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