The Mammoth & Whale Mines is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,518 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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.71056, -109.54111
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Mammoth & Whale Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth & Whale Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Gold Metals Consolidated Mining
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1889
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry
Type: L
Description: On Upthrown Side Of Nw Trending Faults; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT WORKINGS
Comment (Location): N CENTRAL SEC 12, UTM EST
Comment (Production): ABOUT 2000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM OPERATIONS IN 1880'S AND IN 1918 TO 1958.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAMMOTH AND WHALE CLAIMS IS TIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOUNTAIN QUEEN CLAIM TO THE SOUTH; OTHER OPERATORS INCLUDED THE CONAN MINING CORP
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN AN OVERTHRUST BLOCK OF NACO GROUP LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 71.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1956, USGS MAP MF-213
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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