The Mammoth Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,280 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: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.18583, -117.70333
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Mammoth Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Joint Cracks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Anhydrite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN, BUT IS APPROXIMATED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WITH 500 FT OF DRIFTS AND IRREGULAR WORKINGS MOSTLY IN FOOTWALL OF THE VEIN. AN INCLINED SHAFT WAS SUNK 134 FT ON THE DIP OF THE VEIN (38-45NW) AND A LEVEL WAS STARTED AT THIS POINT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN RHYOLITE BRECCIA WEST OF CHERT RIDGE NEAR GILBERT. VEIN 10-30 FT WIDE IS COARSELY CRYSTALLINE BANDED WHITE AND LIGHT BROWN CALCITE. VALUABLE MINERALS OCCUR ONLY NEXT TO HANGING WALL WHERE VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ (IN PART FINE-GRAINED & DRUSY, IN PART LAMELLAR) AND CALCITE WITH GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.H., 1963, NBMG BULL 61, P. 65
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 795-F, P. 141.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, PL. 2, P. 67
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.
