The Golden Anchor Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.4078, -115.86250
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Golden Anchor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Anchor Mine
Secondary: Holte Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Marshall Lake 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: Golden Anchor Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Faulting
Type: L
Structure: Foliation
Description: Foliation, Faults (See Comments)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S Slope Salmon River
Comment (Production): Production About 30 Tons/Day
Comment (Development): 50 - Ton Mill ; Econ.Com: Ratio Of Ag: Au From 2:1 To 20:1
Comment (Geology): Foliation Trends S 40 Deg W, Dip 30 - 60 Deg W; Faults Trend N 30 - 60 Deg E, Dip 30 - 70 Deg Nw
References
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P
Reference (Production): Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039
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