| Deposit ID | 10081592 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | The Silver Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.0271, 43.79318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| 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 |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ZN 5%, LESS THAN 1% CU AND PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinnacle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Pinnacle Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.0271, 43.79318 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40E |
| Dip | 35NW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | Harold Bishop |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. And St. Joseph Lead |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Paper Co. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 500 Glens Falls, Ny 12801 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.14HA |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033719 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD31 |
CLARK, S., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 8.
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.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1930'S |
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP FOR COUNTRY ROCK IS N5W, 70NW |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | CORRECTED COORDINATE, CHANGED NAME TO THE SILVER MINE FROM UNNAMED |
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
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