The Mammoth Wash Group is a iron mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,839 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: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 35.94861, -117.54306
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Mammoth Wash Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Wash Group
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH & SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE EASTERN GROUP OF PROSPECTS CONSISTS OF: 1) UPPER ADIT (25'LONG)IN BIOTITE QUARTZ DIORITE-SMALL TRENCH JUST ABOVE ADIT ID FILLED IN-HAS SCATTERED FLOAT OF QUARTZ W/LIMONITE (ELEV.N 5040') 2) 1-6 ADIT IN BIOTE QUARTZ DIORITE AND 3 CAVED PITS OR ADITS IN A QUARTZ-SERICITE-RICH SCHISTOSE SHEAR ZONE-ZONE STRIKES N.18 DEGREE E/75-80 DEGREES WESTERLY DIP-NO VISIBLE ECONOMIC MINERALOGY CRANGE IN ELEVATION FROM 4960' TO 4990'). THE WESTERN GROUP OF PROSPECTS CONSISTS OF ONE 33' ADIT IN APLITE WITH CLAY SEAMS, ONE ADIT OF 21' LENGTH DRIVEN IN A SCHISTOSE SHEAR ZONE WITH SCATTERED QUARTZ STRINGERS ALONG HANGING WALL CONTACT. IT HAS A RAISE PENETRATING THE SURFACE BUT THIS OPENING COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CAVE IN. BELOW THIS AREA (DUE SOUTH) APPROXIMATELY 150' ABOVE ROADWAY IS A NARROW TRENCH (5' LONG & FROM 21/4' WIDE WHICH EXPLORED A HEMATITE-RICH VEIN WITH AZURITE-MALACHITE STAIN. STRIKE OF VEIN N.45 DEGREES W-NEARLY VERTICAL WITH HANGING AND FOOT WALLS OF BIOTITE QUARTZ DIORITE ;
References
Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, C. NYHOLM, MAPPING & SAMPLING 4-1-83
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