Double Anchor

The Double Anchor is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,003 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Double Anchor
Secondary: Freg, Goldborgh, & Davidson
Secondary: Frank Blasher
Secondary: Alaska State Mines Extension
Secondary: Snowshoe

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hyder District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Hans A. Bunzel And Burger E. Williamson
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1923
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORIGINALLY STAKED IN 1923;RESTAKED IN 1937 & IN 1958. CONSIDERED INACTIVE IN 1977. RESERVES BASED ON DATA FROM B1403. MINING WIDTH 3 FEET. CONSISTS OF A QUARTZ BRECCIA ZONE IN ARGILLITE & GRAYWACKE. QUARTZ & PYRITE OCCUR WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SPORADICALLY DISTRIBUTED GALENA,SPHALERITE & CHALCOPYRITE. ZONE EXPOSED ON THE E & W SIDES OF A STREAM. THE EAST ZONE OUTCROPS FOR ABOUT 295 FT.; WIDTH RANGES 1.2-3.5 FT. THE WEST ZONE HAS MINERALIZATION SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN THE EAST ZONE, BUT ASSAY VALUES ARE LOWER. WORKINGS COMPRISE 5 SHORT ADITS & SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Reference): KERNS,1949(USBM MINERALS MEMORANDUM)

References

Reference (Deposit): B1403 pp. 79-84

Reference (Deposit): OF76-486 pp. 117-120

Reference (Deposit): MF418

Reference (Deposit): MR191-4 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 98-99

Reference (Deposit): MR191-2 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): B773d p. 91

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-019

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