Sampson Claims

The Sampson Claims is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,599 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Sampson Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.