The Sampson Claims is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 36.37333, -115.09889
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Sampson Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sampson Claims
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gass Peak
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 75 FT. DEEP INCLINED SHAFT, WITH A 14 FT. DRIFT AT 50 FEET AND A 41 FT. VERTICLE WINZE; 2 SHORT DRIFTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINZE; OPEN CUTS AND ANOTHER 15 FT. SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS ALONG FRACTURES IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE, CUT BY SMALL FAULTS. LIMESTONE CONTAINS MANY CHERT NODULES. CALAMINE OCCURS IN SMALL CRYSTALS LINING VUGS IN THE BRECCIATED DOLOMITE. SOME GOLD & SILVER NOTED IN THE ASSAYS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 146 , 182
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
