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Anglo-Saxon Mine

Past Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017202
MRDS ID DC03069
Record type Site
Current site name Anglo-Saxon Mine
Alternate or previous names Anglo Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Extension

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-105.68253, 39.72916 (WGS84)
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-105.67892, 39.72888 (WGS84) 10

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Clear Creek

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 04S 74W 04 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • On the NW slope of Saxon Mountain, about 1-1/2 miles NE of Georgetown, in SW/4 sec.4, T 4 S, R 74 W. The Anglo-Saxon Extension adjoins it below and to the SW.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Small shipments of very rich silver ore, up to several thousand oz. silver per ton, from near the surface.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.68253, 39.72916
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(2) -105.67892, 39.72888
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SULPHIDE VEIN STRIKES N 70 E, DIPS NEAR VERTICAL, IN ALTERED GRANITE, PEGMATITE, AND GNEISS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Georgetown-Silver Plume District

Production statistics

  • Year 1889
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 1337.44g
    Minor Copper Copper 359.24mt
    Major Silver Silver 19253.05g
    Minor Lead Lead 2844.02mt
  • Year 1890
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 1648.48g
    Major Silver Silver 56328.4g
    Minor Lead Lead 4603.96mt

Comments on the production information

  • $700,000 PRIOR TO 1883, SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1889-1890; INACTIVE IN 1904

Comments on the workings information

  • Anglo-Saxon has 4 levels, crosscuts and shafts; Anglo-Saxon Extension has 7 levels, aggregating 2500 feet.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 63, 1908, PG 291

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 223, PG 153

  • Deposit

    Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUN-77 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 27-DEC-05 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 02-AUG-07 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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