The Sam Claims is a mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.80278, -111.72750
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Sam Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sam Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Vermillion Cliffs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS/PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING GRAVELS LIE UNDER SOIL AND CEMENTED GRAVELS AT DEPTHS OF 1 TO 16 FT. THE PAY GRAVEL WAS 1 TO 6 FT THICK. THE SOURCE OF GOLD IS PROBABLY THE NEARBY MARICOPA AND PHOENIX MINES WHERE GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ALTERED PREC SCHIST.
Comment (Location): UTM'S AT BORDER OF CAVE CREEK AND NEW RIVER MESA QUADS, ALONG CAVE CREEK, SECTION 8. PLACERS ARE ALL ALONG CAVE CREEK NORTH AND SOUTH OF SECTION 8. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Production): GROUND VALUES AVERAGED $.85 TO $5.10 PER CUBIC YARD (1910). PRODUCTION WAS ALSO REPORTED FROM THE PLACER IN 1932.
Comment (Geology): GOLD-BEARING GRAVELS UNDERAY SOIL AND CEMENTED GRAVELS AT DEPTHS OF 1 TO 16 FT. NEARBY MARICOPA AND PHOENIX MINES HAVE GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS IN ALTERED PREC SCHIST
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO PRODUCTION OF ORE GRADE REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE LOWER PART OF A 30 FT. LENS OF GRAYISH RED SILTSTONE NEAR TOP OF PETRIFIED FOREST MEMBER.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX, DAVID A., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE LEES FERRY AREA: USGS BULL. 1137 , P. 58 - 60 .
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, WESLEY H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM & URANIUM IN ARIZ.; ABM. BULL. 182 , P. 218 .
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