The Stolen Sweets Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.43944, -111.66778
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Stolen Sweets Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stolen Sweets Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Winston District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Edna Stock, Northeast-Striking Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF 4 IN VEIN AT BOTTOM LEVEL ASSAYED 0.55 TOZ AU, 0.5 TOZ AG, 0.1% PB, 0.3% CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN EXPLORED BY STOLEN SWEETS INCLINE CUT OFF BY STRONG NORTHEAST-STRIKING FAULT WHICH DIPS 52 DEG SE. DISPLACED PORTION OF VEIN BEYOND FAULT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED ON TWO VEINS, ONE STRIKING ABOUT N 80 E DIPPING GENTLY NW (ALSO EXPLORED TO THE NORTH BY IRON AGE INCLINE) AND ONE STRIKING ABOUT N 20 E AND DIPPING 19 NW. EXTENSIVELY STOPED GROUND NEAR INTERSECTION OF VEINS. DEVELOPMENT VIA A 16 DEG. INCLINE ALONG FIRST VEIN.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SOME ORE MAY BE FOUND BELOW CROSS FAULT AND SOUTH OF STOLEN SWEETS INCLINE BUT POTENTIAL IS POOR
Comment (Production): MAP BY EARLL (1964) SHOWS THAT AN AREA OF ABOUT 5000 SQUARE FT. HAS BEEN MINED. ASSUMING AN AVERAGE OF 20 FT. FOR STOPE HEIGHT GIVES ABOUT 8000 ST OF ORE AND WASTE MINED.
References
Reference (Deposit): EARLL, F. N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER CO., MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. BULL. 4
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL. 41
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.
