Mine detail: Sawyer Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.98836, -77.20385
dep_id: 10068005
mrds_id: W000909
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Quartz
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A.
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest
tectonic: Appalachian Foldbelt
Year first produced: 1889
disc_yr: 1888
prod_yrs: 1889
discr: Senator Sawyer
References:
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR., 1887, V. 44, P. 455
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR., 1889, V. 48, P. 56
  • Production:: PEARRE NOTES
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