The Purington Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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
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Purington Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Purington Mine
Secondary: Include Claims: Jack Rabbit
Secondary: Bonanza
Secondary: Amazon
Secondary: Lundt & Dralmeyer
Secondary: Golden Treasure
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECENT PRODUCTION REPORTED UP TO NOV. 1923.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COMBINED PROPERTIES COVER ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES ALONG THE SUPPOSED COURSE OF THE CHANNEL. STRUCK GRAVEL IN THE JACKRABBIT NEAR THE OLD MONARCH LINE AND HAD ALSO RUN ABOUT 70' DOWNSTREAM IN THE GOLDEN TREASURE, BUT NOT IN PAY. GRAVEL IS CEMENTED. BEDROCK IS SLATE AND GREENSTONE.
Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO.4: USGS MAP GQ-222
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS OF JACKRABBIT MINE INCLUDED A 191' SHAFT AND DRIFTS TOTALING 1700' OR MORE, THE WORK HAVING BEEN DONE ABOUT 1900. GRAVEL SAID TO HAVE AVERAGED BETTER THAN $4 PER CU. YD.
References
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 199, 200, 204 AND PL. C
Reference (Deposit): V. 32, NO. 3, P. 350, 357, AND 361
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. REPT. 20, P. 7; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 360 AND PL. 6; SP. REPT. 41, P. 51-52 AND PL. 3
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