The Paramount is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.5408, -121.05860
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Paramount MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paramount
Secondary: Pickett
Secondary: Mountain Sprite
Secondary: Aurora
Secondary: Lynch
Secondary: Golden Rule
Secondary: Paddy Go Easy
Secondary: Barbed Wire
Secondary: Wonder
Secondary: Rear Guard
Secondary: Grand Skidhe
Secondary: Blue Eyed Nellie
Secondary: Skirmisher
Secondary: Argonaut
Secondary: Aurora Tunnel No. 1
Secondary: Flanker
Secondary: Mountain Sprite No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Cle Elum District
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
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM BLOCK, OWNERSHIP NOW WITH U.S. FOREST SERVICE. ALTERNATE NAMES INCLUDE ALL SURVEYED CLAIMS FROM MS 102, 1023A, AND 1024A. THIS PROBABLY COVERS THE SNOW WORKINGS, CABIN ADIT, AND LOWER ADIT IN USGS BULL. 1542.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 130.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542, 1989, P. 157-164.
Washington Gold
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