Mammon Group

The Mammon Group is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,639 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

Name: Mammon Group  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

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

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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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