Parrett

The Parrett is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 8,701 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

Name: Parrett  

State:  California

County:  Mono

Elevation: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.01972, -119.25667

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Parrett MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Parrett


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Mono
District: Homer


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

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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): THE PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE BONANZA AND DON ALVADORE NO. 2 CLAIMS. ON THE BONANZA VEIN, AT AN ELEVATION OF 10,000 FT, A TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN S. 70 DEGREES E. 100 FT. ON QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE. VEIN WIDTH IS 12 IN. TO 18 IN. AT 25 FT. FROM THE PORTAL, VEIN WAS STOPED FOR A LENGTH OF 70 FT., 20 FT. ABOVE TUNNEL LEVEL; ALSO UNDERHAND STOPE 20 FT. BELOW LEVEL. AT 25 FT. FROM THE PORTAL, THERE IS A WINZE 40 FT. DEEP, AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH THERE IS A DRIFT WEST 25 FT. AND EAST 15 FT. THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ON DON ALVADORE NO. 2 CLAIM LOCATED 1500 FT. SOUTH OF THE CAMP AND ON RIDGE SOUTH OF MILL CREEK. AT AN ELEVATION OF 9000 FT. A TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOUTH 15 DEGREES EAST, 450 FT. ON A QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE. THE VEIN HAS A WIDTH OF 2 FT. AND DIPS 52 DEGREES WEST. THE VEIN QUARTZ IS MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE, GALENA AND PYRRHOTITE. AT 90 FT. FROM THE PORTAL IS A SMALL STOPE 12 FT. ABOVE LEVEL.

Comment (Deposit): HOLDINGS COMPRISE 14 CLAIMS, INCLUDING BONANZA AND DON ALVADORE NO. 2 .

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. CENTER SEC.

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEIN SYS., 8 IN - 7 FT THICK. WEST OF THE CLAIMS IN OUTCROP OF ANDESITE PORPHYRY, NIOMI VEIN STRIKES N 30 W, DIPS 46 W, WIDTH OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AND CARRIES VALUES IN GOLD.

Comment (Production): ORE MILLED FROM BONANZA WORKINGS SAID TO AVG. $100 AU/TON SMALL REPORTED PRODUCTION 1896 AND 1922 - 23 . NO OFFICIAL PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 182 .

Reference (Deposit): EAKLE, A. S., AND MCLAUGHLIN, R. P., 1917 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 172 .

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 130 - 131 , PL. 1 .

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 565 .


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