| Deposit ID | 10044057 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231377 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sweet Marie Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.03538, 40.60907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 32,33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.03538, 40.60907 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Folding, Ne-Trending Faults, Nw Faults |
| General form | BLANKET, TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNE |
| Dip | 25W |
| Thickness | 91.44M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 243.84M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231377 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
SAYERS, R.W., TIPPETT, M.C., AND FIELDS, E.D., 1968, THE ORE DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: PAPER PRESENTED AT AIME ANNUAL MEETING, NYC
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECONDARY ENRICHMENT, WHERE THE SWEET-MARIE FAULT RESTRICTED THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF COPPER-BEARING SOLUTIONS TO FAVORABLE BEDS. |
| Deposit | PRODUCTION FROM THE SWEET MARIE MINE WAS PROBABLY. GREATER THAN THAT OF ALL OTHER COPPER BASIN AREA MINES (PRIOR TO DUVAL'S OPEN PITS). EARLY PRODUCTION WAS NOT ACCURATELY RECORDED, BUT MUCH OXIDIZED ORE WAS MINED FROM AN OPEN PIT. LITTLE ACTIVITY FROM 1930 TO 1943. WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE, BOTH SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND, ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE OLD WORKINGS HAS BEEN OBLITERATED BY MORE RECENT OPEN-PIT EXCAVATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ABOUT EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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