The Parrett is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 8,701 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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.01972, -119.25667
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Parrett MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parrett
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Homer
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE BONANZA AND DON ALVADORE NO. 2 CLAIMS. ON THE BONANZA VEIN, AT AN ELEVATION OF 10,000 FT, A TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN S. 70 DEGREES E. 100 FT. ON QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE. VEIN WIDTH IS 12 IN. TO 18 IN. AT 25 FT. FROM THE PORTAL, VEIN WAS STOPED FOR A LENGTH OF 70 FT., 20 FT. ABOVE TUNNEL LEVEL; ALSO UNDERHAND STOPE 20 FT. BELOW LEVEL. AT 25 FT. FROM THE PORTAL, THERE IS A WINZE 40 FT. DEEP, AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH THERE IS A DRIFT WEST 25 FT. AND EAST 15 FT. THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ON DON ALVADORE NO. 2 CLAIM LOCATED 1500 FT. SOUTH OF THE CAMP AND ON RIDGE SOUTH OF MILL CREEK. AT AN ELEVATION OF 9000 FT. A TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOUTH 15 DEGREES EAST, 450 FT. ON A QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE. THE VEIN HAS A WIDTH OF 2 FT. AND DIPS 52 DEGREES WEST. THE VEIN QUARTZ IS MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE, GALENA AND PYRRHOTITE. AT 90 FT. FROM THE PORTAL IS A SMALL STOPE 12 FT. ABOVE LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): HOLDINGS COMPRISE 14 CLAIMS, INCLUDING BONANZA AND DON ALVADORE NO. 2 .
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. CENTER SEC.
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEIN SYS., 8 IN - 7 FT THICK. WEST OF THE CLAIMS IN OUTCROP OF ANDESITE PORPHYRY, NIOMI VEIN STRIKES N 30 W, DIPS 46 W, WIDTH OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AND CARRIES VALUES IN GOLD.
Comment (Production): ORE MILLED FROM BONANZA WORKINGS SAID TO AVG. $100 AU/TON SMALL REPORTED PRODUCTION 1896 AND 1922 - 23 . NO OFFICIAL PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 182 .
Reference (Deposit): EAKLE, A. S., AND MCLAUGHLIN, R. P., 1917 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 172 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 130 - 131 , PL. 1 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 565 .
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