The Paramount Mine is a mercury mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 8,599 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
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.27833, -119.06000
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Paramount Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paramount Mine
Secondary: Paramount Quicksilver Inc.
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Bridgeport
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR//BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Soil Formation
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.5 TO 5.0 LB HG/TON
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, USBM IC 8252
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