The Mammon Group is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,639 feet.
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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: 4,639 Feet (1,414 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.40444, -122.62333
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Mammon Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammon Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED MAMMON NO. 4 AT $7/TON IN GOLD, $5.40/TON ACROSS A THICKNESS OF 21 FT. ON NO. 1 CLAIM. 4 FT. THICK VEIN ALSO ON NO. 1 CLAIM ASSAYED 3.5% CU AND $33/TON GOLD. ORE FROM 300 FT. LONG TRENCH ON NO. 11 CLAIM AVG. 1.5 % CU AND $0.50/TON IN GOLD. ORE FROM 200 FT. THICK DIKE ASSAYED $2-$8/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS OUTCROPS OF COPPER-STAINED QTZ. AND QTZ. PORPHYRY DIKES. 18 IN. THICK NORTH-TRENDING VEIN ON MAMMOTH NO. 4 CLAIM. DIKE STRIKES N65W, DIPS 64S ON NO. 1 CLAIM. ANOTHER 4 FT. THICK VEIN STRIKES N25E, DIPS 55-90E. ON NO. 11, 200-FT. THICK QT. PORPHYRY DIKE, STRIKES NW FOR SOME 2000 FT.
Comment (Workings): 4 X 6 FT. PIT AND 150 FT. ADIT ON MAMMON NO. 4; PROSPECT CROSSCUT DRIVEN S55E FOR 550 FT. ON NO. 9 CLAIM; 6 X 10 FT. SHAFT, 9 FT. DEEP SUNK ON NO. 1 CLAIM IN 4 FT. THICK VEIN. ON NO. 11 CLAIM, 18 FT. DEEP SHAFT, TRENCH, 300 FT. LONG.
Comment (Deposit): 17 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 443 PL. 42
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