The Mammoth Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.95139, -117.53278
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Mammoth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): UNKNOWN WHETHER AU OCCURS IN FREE-STATE OR IN SULFIDES
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. REF. PLACES MINE IN SEC. 3. TOPO INDICATES SEC 10
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 FT. IN THICKNESS
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, UPPER ONE 320 FT. LONG. INTERSECTED ORE AT 300 FT. 30 - FT. WINZE, SUNK ON VEIN, AND RAISE PUT UP 30 FT. 400 FT. BELOW THESE WORKINGS, LOWER CROSSCUT EXTENDS 1000 FT. TO VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 156
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 407
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