The Anchor Claims is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Anchor Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anchor Claims
Secondary: Great Metals
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nespelem District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. H. Beggs
Home Office: Nespelem, Wa.
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .22 OZ AU, 149.5 OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Comments
Comment (Development): SHORT ADITS, CAVED ADITS, SEVERAL SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES IN COARSE GRANITE; BARREN 6 FT QTZ VEIN.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 300
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