| Deposit ID | 10081593 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033722 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sugar Hollow Lead Mine, West Adit |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed, Sugar Hollow Lead Mines West Adit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.02513, 43.7839 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 271 |
| Relative position | 3.25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRANDON, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutland(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brandon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Rutland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ZN 5% |
|---|---|
| Result | PB LESS THAN 1%, CU LESS THAN 1% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinnacle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Pinnacle Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.02513, 43.7839 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15W |
| Dip | 60E |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. And St. Joseph Lead Co. (1950s) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Goodnew Orchards, Inc. Rfd #3 Brandon, Vt |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.004HA |
| Length | 6.1M |
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033722 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD72 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM. HANOVER NH., P. 8.
CLARK, S., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
Clark, S. And Neley, C., 1983, Zinc, Lead, And Barite Deposits And Occurrences In Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-187.Clark, S. And Neley, C., 1983, Zinc, Lead, And Barite Deposits And Occurrences In Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-187.
Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL BLEBS OF QUARTZ FORMING OUTLIERS TO THE MAIN VEIN ARE THE RICHEST IN SULFIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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