Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Past Producer

Anderson Prospect

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
LeadSilverCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Occurs In Pockets And Small Boulders Scattered Through The Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone · Epitaph Dolomite (Upper Member)
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite-Precamb. 1450 +-10my Granodiorite
StructureHomoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S And Extensive Faulting In N., Thrust And Normal Faulting - Shear Zones.
AlterationOxidation Extends To Bottom Of 50-Ft Shaft
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRIOR TO FEB. 1936
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10039599
MRDS IDM050402
Alternate namesConglomerate
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.73013, -110.76735
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582DREWES, H. 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP I 614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD)ELSING, M.J. 1936, ARIZ. BU. MINES ECON. SER. 19, BULL. 1401909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 5821971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, U.S.G.S. MAP I-614