Annie Mine (Anna Mine; Annie Lead Mine), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 0' 19'' North , 114° 20' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 32.2km |
| El Prado Estates | 504 (2017) | 37.1km |
| Fortuna Foothills | 26,265 (2011) | 39.1km |
| Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 40.1km |
| Yuma | 94,139 (2017) | 40.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33290:2
GUID (UUID V4):
ba48dbe9-c76a-40d3-a2aa-6eb2d9cc3c8f
A former underground Pb-Ag-Zn-Ba-Cu-Au mine located in the center of sec. 19, T.5S., R.20W. (protracted), 7 miles from Castle Dome landing by road and 1Β½ miles North of the old Castle Dome Road, on a military reservation. Started 1924; reopened 1926. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 32.9758N, 114.3611W.
Mineralization is spotty, partly oxidized, argentiferous galena and sphalerite, with a few spots and streaks of malachite, in a gangue of barite and limonite-stained gouge, in a silicified fault zone cutting a wide, pronounced, seriticized diorite porphyry dike. The thin vein (fraction of an inch to 6 inches thick) of galena is in Mesozoic rocks; a diorite porphyry dike, approximately 150 feet (50 meters) wide trends SSW and, near its eastern margin, is cut by a steeply NW-ward dipping fault zone that strikes S15ΒΊW This zone is silicified for a width of 2 or 3 feet. The wall rocks show pronounced seritization.
Workings include a 300 foot (91.44 meters) long tunnel, worked mainly in the 1920's. According to the U.S. Mineral Resources, some ore was shipped from this mine in 1924 and 1926. Total production would be a few tens of tons of ore averaging about 60% Pb, 36 oz. Ag/T and very minor Au & Cu was shipped in the 1920's. The vein also contained about 12% zinc that was not recovered.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: As a gangue mineral. References: |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Description: In a thin, bunchy vein that ranges from a fraction of an inch to 6 inches (15 cm). References: |
| β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Description: In a thin, bunchy vein that ranges from a fraction of an inch to 6 inches (15 cm). References: |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: As spots and streaks. References: |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: In altered wall rocks. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: In altered wall rocks. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027248 |
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