Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Past Producer

Little Sampson Mine

Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
LeadSilverZincGoldCopperArsenicAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold, Copper
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
StructureBoulder Batholith, Red Mountain Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1961
First production1957
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10101973
MRDS IDDC09402
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.47546, -112.24533
References
MBMG BULL 30, P. 28MBMG BULL 25, P. 25USGS BULL 842, P. 254, PL.41USGS PP 428, PL. 19