The Anacopper is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 180 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 180 Feet (55 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.4925, -122.62167
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Anacopper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anacopper
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
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: R. M. Brown, Seattle, Wa.
Years: 1941 -
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Physiographic Detail: Pacific Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF DUMP SAMPLES: 1-2% CU, 0.05 OZ/TON AU, 1 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COPPER IS DISSEMINATED AND IN FRACTURES IN SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE. EXPECTED DEPOSIT TYPES IN THIS REGION ARE LOW-SULFIDE AU QUARTZ VEINS, OF WHICH THIS DEPOSIT MAY BE ONE, ALTHOUGH A GRANITIC HOST ROCK IS NOT TYPICAL. WHAT LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE SUGGESTS A PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, BUT THEY ARE NOT PRESENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. IT MAY BE A POLYMETALLIC VEIN, BUT THE DEPOSIT TYPE IS REALLY UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): WITHIN CITY LIMITS. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 20 ACRES OF DEEDED LAND.
Comment (Workings): 8 SHALLOW SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 75
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