The Mammoth Prospect is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 699 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: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.7875, -114.38556
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Mammoth Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Prospect
Secondary: Apache No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY AN INCLINE SHAFT SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DEEP, NOW INACCESSIBLE
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 57
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