Mine detail: Samoa Mine

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

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Location: Mohave County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.40808, -114.14608
dep_id: 10027752
mrds_id: M004035
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Zinc, Gold, Copper
Trace mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: 6 Parallel Veins
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Granite
arock_unit: Ithaca Peak Granite
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Granite And Rhyolite Dikes Trending Nw
References:
  • 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
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