Sambo Mine

The Sambo Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,281 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

Name: Sambo Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Dolores

Elevation: 9,281 Feet (2,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.7075, -108.03556

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Sambo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sambo Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Pioneer (Rico) 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.
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dave Baker
Home Office: Rico, Co.
Years: 1974 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin

Type: L
Description: Rico Dome


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PRINCIPAL VEIN TRENDS N 75 W, 65 NE AND OCCUPIES SMALL-DISPLACEMENT FAULT, BUT AT TOP OF DRIFT, VEIN APPARENTLY BRANCHES TO SOUTH AS BLANKET REPLACEMENT IN BEDDING FAULT BETWEEN SHALES AND CONSISTS OF SULFIDES IN QUARTZ-CEMENTED BRECCIA.

Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT TUNNEL DRIVEN S 55 W FOR AT LEAST 290 FT WITH SHORT BRANCH DRIFTS AT 70 AND 85 FT FROM PORTAL AND MAIN DRIFT ON VEIN AT 195 FT FROM PORTAL, HEADING N 77 E FOR AT LEAST 180 FT, COMPLETELY STOPED.

Comment (Development): CONSIDERABLE ORE MINED BEFORE 1900. SOME EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AS LATE AS 1964 AND 1974.

Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ON DIVIDE BETWEEN HORSE CREEK AND AZTEC GULCH (UNSURVEYED SECTION). ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FROM MCKNIGHT, 1974, PL. 1 (1930 BASE). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 365-367.

Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.


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