Qualla and Young Sampson Lodes

The Qualla and Young Sampson Lodes is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,041 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

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Site Name

Primary: Qualla and Young Sampson Lodes

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Critchell Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Floyd Hill Fault Zone, Unnamed Overturned Synclines

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BRYANT AND OTHERS (1973) STATE THAT SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES FROM DUMP SAMPLES IN GENERAL AREA CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 2% CU, 1.5% PB, 2% ZN, 3 OZ/TON AG, AND TRACE AU.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Development): NARAMORE STATES THAT DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR CU WAS BEING DONE ON PROPERTY IN 1906.

Comment (Location): ALONG DEER CREEK AT DEERMONT. ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD GIVES THREE SECTIONS. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON SECTION CORNER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Deposit): GENERAL OCCURRENCES IN AREA LIE IN RUST-WEATHERING CALC-SILICATE ROCKS AND ON SHEARS ASSOCIATED WITH FLOYD HILL FAULT ZONE.

Comment (Commodity): NARAMORE CITES ONLY CU; BRYANT AND OTHERS LIST OTHER METALS AS GENERAL OCCURRENCES IN QUADRANGLE

References

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE INDIAN HILLS QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1073.

Reference (Deposit): NARAMORE, CHESTER, 1907, GOLD AND SILVER--COLORADO: USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF US, 1906, P. 220.

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