Sleepy Joe Mine

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247007
MAS/MILS ID 0320310133
Record type Site
Current site name Sleepy Joe Mine
Alternate or previous names Kyle, Mint

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.5482, 39.74959 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spanish Springs Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022 N 022 E 30 E2E2NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 280 FT NE OF DONATELLI MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.5482, 39.74959

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 61, 1963, P. 218, 220.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 70, P. 92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-MAR-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.