| Deposit ID | 10089818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033646 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sugar Hollow Mine, East Adit |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed, Sugar Hollow Lead Mines East Adit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.02062, 43.7825 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | 3.35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRANDON, VERMONT. |
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 | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ZN UP TO 5% |
|---|---|
| Result | LESS THAN 1% PB AND CU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| Rock unit name | Pinnacle Formation;Forestdale Marble | ||
| Rock description | Pinnacle Formation;Forestdale Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.02062, 43.7825 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Harold Bishop |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. J. Zinc Co. And St. Joseph Lead Co. (1950'S) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Goodnew Orchards, Inc. Rfd #3 Brandon, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033646 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD111 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM. HANOVER, NH.) P. 8.
HORN, W., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; BURLINGTON, VT). P 80-81.
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.
Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.
| 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-NOV-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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