The Mammoth Mine is a mercury mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.38417, -117.98250
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Mammoth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Mine
Secondary: Lucky's Boy
Secondary: Easter
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Pilot Mountain'S Districct
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Zerad, Eiko
Home Office: Mina, Nevada
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: Wilson, Earle R.
Home Office: Gabbs, Nevada
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cinnabar Canyon And Lost Steers Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Development): THE MINE WAS IN OPERATION IN THE FALL OF 1942, AND ORE WAS BEING TREATED IN A SMALL RETORT.
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAYS IN FAULT GOUGE AND ELSEWHERE WITH CALCITE IN CRACKS AND FISSURES. THE ORE BODY WAS SMALL, HIGH-GRADE, AND LOCALIZED BENEATH A FLAT CURVE ALONG THE FAULT'S STRIKE.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 2 ADITS, ONE 55 FT ABOVE THE OTHER; THEY ARE CONNECTED BY A STOPE AND A RAISE, WITH ABOUT 380 FT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Location): ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DUNLAP CANYON, ABOUT A MILE N OF REWARD MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION 52 F1 TO 1942; BETWEEN 1943 AND 1948, 10 FL WERE PRODUCED FROM HITT AND MAMMOTH MINES
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.
Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, I.B., 1952, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973-D, P.-143-171.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL, V.38,NO.5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO.41.
Reference (Production): PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, J.B., 1952, P. 146; ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.4.
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.
