Mine detail: Samoa Mine

Previously called 'Mountain DewSamoa No. 1 & 2Fourth of March'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.40808, -114.14608

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Zinc, Gold, Copper
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Ithaca Peak Granite
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Granite And Rhyolite Dikes Trending Nw

References

MRDS	M004035
DEP	10027752
Reference	{Deposit:: DINGS, 1951, USGS BULL 978-E}{Deposit:: SCHRADER, 1909, USGS BULL 397}{Deposit:: HAURY, 1947, USBM RI 4101}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}{Production:: DINGS, 1951; ABM FILE DATA; SCHRADER, 1909}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.