The Mammoth is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.75222, -120.98500
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Mammoth MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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: 1 1/2 - 2 % SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): POCKET VEIN, 3 - 4 FT THICK PRODUCED IN 1860
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NW 1/4 SEC 3 NE 1/4 SEC 4
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1860 , DUMP WORKED IN 1934
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3 - 4 FT. THICK , ANOTHER 5 FT. THICK STRIKES W, DESCRIBED AS POSPHYRY VEIN
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 75 FT CROSSCUT ADIT AND 120 FT DRIFT ON PORPHYRY VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL 52 , NO. 4 , PG 516 AND PL 10 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , EL DORADO COUNTY: CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P 150 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 237 , 264 AND PL II.
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1956 )
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