The Modoc-Mammoth is a gold mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.35861, -120.94389
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Modoc-Mammoth MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Modoc-Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Modoc
District: Winters
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
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Country Rock Is Brecciated
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 177.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIF STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 252.
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