The Anita is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.8611, -112.21640
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Anita MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anita
Secondary: Ruby
Secondary: Anita Copper
Secondary: Emerald
Secondary: Tel Star
Secondary: Ariz.Grant
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Germanium
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Dolomite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Tiverkamp And W. Coatney
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WAESCHE,H.H.,GRAND CANYON NATURE NOTES,VOL 7,NO.11,PG.108
Reference (Deposit): US-AEC RPT LOCATES SITE AT T29N,R1E, SEC 7
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ANITA MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): US-AEC PRELIM RPT 172-479, P.58
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