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Sampson Group

Past Producer in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012002
MRDS ID D007227
Record type Site
Current site name Sampson Group
Related records 10272675

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.22226, 33.12372 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES S70E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palomas Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 014S 004W 02 S2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • REPORTEDLY LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF THE DIAMOND A MANGANESE PROPERTY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Paso Group
    Rock description El Paso Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.22226, 33.12372
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTH
    Dip STEEPLY WEST

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Fracture Structural Control.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name Sierra Caballos District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Frank Heldt
    Home office Truth Or Consequences, N.M
    First year 1960

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW OPENCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 116-117

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

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