The Mammoth Mine is a lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,740 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: 7,740 Feet (2,359 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 39.73694, -115.85056
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Mammoth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond District
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
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): LOCATED IN 1864; WORKED AFTER 1866 WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS ORGANIZED.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
Comment (Production): ONE VEIN OF ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA CONTAINED 72% PB AND ASSAYED TO $270./TON
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED IN 1864, BUT LITTLE WORK WAS DONE UNTIL 1866 WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS ORGANIZED. THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY A 75' SHAFT THAT EXPLORED N-S TRENDING VEINS IN CARBONATE ROCKS. THE ORE WAS ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA WITH 72% PB, ASSAYING UP TO $270. TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): N-S TRENDING VEINS
References
Reference (Production): WHEELER, G.M., 1872
Reference (Deposit): WHEELER, G.M., 1872, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA, V.L
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
