The Parrott Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,348 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: 5,348 Feet (1,630 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.5656, -115.85310
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Parrott Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parrott Mine
Secondary: Part of the Monitor Group
Secondary: Tuscumbia
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Beaver
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 5-75 THE PARROTT IS ONE OF SEVERAL MINES NOW PART OF THE MO MINE (GROUP) OWNED BY DAY MINES INC. 5-75 TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1943-1951 WAS 39,726 METRIC TONS WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 1.3 OZ AG 3.3% PB 6.6% ZN. 12-75 FIRST KNOWN PRODUCTION WAS IN 1911; FIRST SIGNIFICANT DUCTION OCCURRED IN 1943. 12-75 CROSBY (1959) LISTS THE TUSCUMBIA AND PARROTT PRODUCT SEPARATELY. TOGETHER THEY PRODUCED ABOUT 48,800 METRIC TONS THE TUSCUMBIA ORE HAD AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 4.0 OZ AG PER TON, PB AND 2.5% 2N
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): CROSBY (1959) PROF ENGINEERING THESIS, UNIV OF MINNESOTA
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732, P 82-84
Reference (Deposit): USBM LIAISON OFFICE REPT MINING OP OF IDAHO 1972
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