Sampson Prospect

Prospect in Taos county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248409
MAS/MILS ID 0350550192
Record type Site
Current site name Sampson Prospect
Alternate or previous names McKeen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.42306, 36.70674 (WGS84)
Elevation 2683

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taos(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)

Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Carson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Taos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 029 N 014 E 35 NW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.42306, 36.70674

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Smith, Young, And Keeling
    Home office Texas
    Year 1965
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kickapoo Mining Co.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PART OF SILVER TIP GROUP.

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL 71 P 72

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 68, P. 87

  • Deposit

    REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DIST. OF N. M., COLO. SCH. OF

  • Deposit

    MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 21

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references