The Sweeney Mine is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.73167, -113.00944
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Sweeney Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sweeney Mine
Secondary: Bonanza Ii
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Medicine Lodge - Cabin Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Peter Sweeney
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tendoy Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ONE MILE EAST OF MEDICINE LODGE CREEK
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 385 LB CU AT 0.03% FROM 596 ST ORE.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY THREE ADITS. STRIKE AND DIP FROM MAIN VEIN. ANOTHER ADIT 65 FT. BELOW MAIN ONE; THIRD IS 180 FT. WEST OF LOWER ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - BEAVERHEAD CO., MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 85
Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972, MBMG BULL. 85.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
