The Minaret is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.67417, -119.14806
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Minaret MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minaret
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Madera
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
Analytical Data: ORE ZONE AVG. 1.5 % PB, 1.5 OZ AG AT COLLAR OF SHAFT ASSAYS SHOWED 42.5 % PB, 37 OZ. AG, 9.11 % ZN AND 3.68 % CU.
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE IS LARGELY SILICIFIED AND BETWEEN RHYOLITE WALLS, STRIKE NW, DIP NE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE ZONE 150 - 250 FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): 300 FT. SHAFT, OPEN - CUTS, DRIFTS AND ABOUT 2000 FT. OF DIAMOND - DRILL HOLE.
Comment (Production): REPORTED SHIPPING A CAR OF LEAD - SILVER - COPPER ORE VALUED AT $60/TON. NO RECORDED PRODUCTION IS KNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1926 , SPECIAL ARTICLES; 22ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 551
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; P. 543
Reference (Deposit): MINARET CR. IN SE LY DIRECTION.
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 144, P. 263 22ND REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST,P. 546, 547
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