Sonnet

The Sonnet is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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

Name: Sonnet

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.08944, -120.29528

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Sonnet MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sonnet


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: QUARTZ CARRIES AS HIGH AS 5 % SULFIDES


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DRIFT ADIT 600 FT.; WINZE 100 FT SITUATED 260 FT. FROM PORTAL; CROSSCUT 100 FT. N. TO PARALLEL VEIN, WITH DRIFT 150 FT. E AND 150 FT. W

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE THICKNESS OF QUARTZ VEIN IS 2 FT.

Comment (Commodity): ORE IS HEAVY SULFIDE CONTAINING FREE GOLD.

Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOTS


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 162


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