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Anita Mine, Woodin, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Anita MineMine
WoodinUnincorporated Area
Francis Mining DistrictMining District
Coconino CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' 40'' North , 112° 13' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.86112,-112.21715
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2hn2mfn
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tusayan567 (2017)14.9km
Grand Canyon Village1,550 (2006)21.4km
Grand Canyon1,460 (2018)22.6km
Valle832 (2011)24.1km
Supai208 (2017)59.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
67616
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67616:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Anita copper deposit; Arizona Grant Mine; Rudy Mine; Tel Star Mine; Blue Bonnet Mine; Emerald Mine


A former underground Cu-Ag-U occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ sec. 2, T29N, R2E, G&SRM, 3.7 km (2.3 miles) ENE of Woodin AND 8 miles N of Willaha (Red Butte SW 7.5 minute topo map), on National Forest land. Owned by Tiverkamp and W. Coatney (1976). Operators included William H. Lockridge, Anita Copper Company, Consolidated Arizona Company and the Arizona Giant Mining Company. Operated 1907 to 1956. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission report locates this site at sec.7, T29N, R1E, G&SRM. Poorly located "near Anita, south of Grand Canyon Village."

Mineralization is a Cu-Ag-U deposit hosted in the Late Permian Kaibab Limestone includes secondary copper minerals. Copper carbonates are concentrated along joints of the host rock (Madera diorite). A NW-trending, vertical fault with a vertical dip cuts the mineralized area. Local alteration includes pyrite altered to limonite. Seemingly unmineralized wall rock in drifts and stopes count 4-5 x background radiation. Local rocks include Permian sedimentary rocks.

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of old underground Cu workings with some open cuts. Workings include open cuts, short drifts and underground workings to a depth of 25 feet.

Production was 390 tons of ore containing Ag & Cu.

Analytical data results: Ore assayed in 1923 as 25% Cu and 3 ounces Ag per ton. Analysis results: 0.002-0.006% e U3O8; 0.002-0.004% U3O8.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

USGS MRDS ID #M002913.
US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Report 172-479: 58.
Waesche, H.H., Grand Canyon Nature Notes, Vol. 7(11): 108.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Anita Mine file.
Williams NTMS.
Gibson, R. (1951), Preliminary Reconnaissance Report RG-34, US Atomic Energy Commission USAEC ME-155: 68.
Gibson, R. (1952), Reconnaissance of some red bed copper deposits in the southwestern United States: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report RMO-890, 78 p.
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182: 250.
[1]Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 143.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.6 - Table 1
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040050032.
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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