The Sam Thorpe Mining Co Property is a gold and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.3097, -111.10330
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Sam Thorpe Mining Co Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sam Thorpe Mining Co Property
Secondary: West Horn Silver
Secondary: Prince
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: New Telluride
Secondary: Black Prince
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Sam Thorpe Mining Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1919
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): USGS SUPERIOR QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SAM THORPE MINING GROUP FILE
Arizona Gold
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