Anaco

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095226
MRDS ID M020676
Record type Site
Current site name Anaco
Alternate or previous names Red Raven, Red Rover
Related records 10189089

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.33921, 34.66001 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 5 MILES NORTH OF ADELANTO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helendale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007N 005W 30,31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.33921, 34.66001

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THICK BED OF DARK CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE, INTRUDED BY SERIES OF FELSITIC DIKES, MARKING EASTERN BOUNDARY OF LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES N 25 W, DIPS 75 - 85 W. DIKES SEEM TO DIP EAST 1200 FT. NORTH OF WORKINGS LIMESTONE IS SPLIT BY AN INTRUSIVE MASS, WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 200 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Mtn.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS, 100 FT. AND 70 FT. 100 FT. SHAFT; AT 25 FT. LEVEL, SOUTHERLY DRIFT 40 FT. CONNECTED TO SURFACE BY RAISE - REPORTED 4 FT. OF GOOD ORE AT BOTTOM OF 100 FT. SHAFT. OPEN CUT BETWEEN TWO SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 609 - 610

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 26TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 267 - 268

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FELSITE DIKES WHICH INTRUDE LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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