The Lower Mammoth Mine is a zinc, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,719 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,719 Feet (2,048 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.92778, -112.11583
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Lower Mammoth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Mammoth Mine
Secondary: Mammoth - Copperopolis ? Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co., North Lilly Mining Co. (Subsidiary)
Owner Name: Empire Mines Co. And Leasers
Home Office: Provo, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF CANYON WEST OF MAMMOTH; EAST SLOPE OF MAMMOTH PEAK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Commodity): FAVORABLE AREA FOR FURTHER DISCOVERY OF ORE
Comment (Deposit): ADIT LEVEL CUTS PB-AG FISSURE 650 FT FROM PORTAL AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO SOME POTENTIAL AREAS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM
Comment (Development): MINING OF IRON FLUX AND SILVER-LEAD TO 1920. ADIT LEVEL, 532 E, KEPT OPEN BY ANACONDA AND HYRUM SCHMIDT
Comment (Deposit): HEYL, 1963, DESCRIBES OXIDE ZINC ORE .3 FISSURE VEINS EXPLORED
Comment (Workings): WINZE BELOW 1800 LEVEL HIT WATER AND WAS DISCONTINUED EARLY 1926. DRIFTED FOR BLACKJACK EXTENSION IN 1925.
Comment (Geology): LINDGREN, 1919, PROVIDES DETAIL
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS, OF THE U.S. PART 2 PAGE 1376, U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): HARRIS, BK., 1966, THE TOWNS OF TINTIC, SAGE BOOKS.
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, FEBRUARY 28, 1915, SALT LAKE CITY.
Reference (Deposit): MCINTYRE, E.S., PERSONAL INTERVIEW OCTOBER 25, 1983.
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