The Barrett is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.11806, -115.40333
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Barrett MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barrett
Secondary: Hammerback and Patterson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN SAID TO CARRY $6-$25/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED THAT 35,000 TONS OF ORE DEVELOPED ABOVE 300-FT. LEVEL NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG FISSURE, 14 IN - 3 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): TWO 100 FT. SHAFTS AND A 320 FT. SHAFT. NUMEROUS DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): 10 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 614
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1930, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF. : CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 26, P. 226
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