The Sampson Claim is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.60917, -111.64417
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Sampson Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sampson Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHIMNEY
Structure
Type: R
Description: On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: On Alta Thrust, East Of Superior Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FOLLOWED ZONE OF IRON OXIDES WITH ONE CHIMNEY OF LOW GRADE ORE
Comment (Workings): ACCESS THROUGH TWO SHAFTS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
References
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 72
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