Mammoth

The Mammoth is a copper, gold, and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: Mammoth  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.7061, -110.68420

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Mammoth MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mammoth
Secondary: Mammoth Gold Mines Ltd Property
Secondary: Mammoth-St.Anthony
Secondary: Tiger Property


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Limestone, General


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Magma Copper Co. - Div. Of Newmont Mining Corp.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING ABM BULL

Reference (Deposit): 137 1967 P 170-174

Reference (Deposit): DALE,V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF YUMA...AZ USBM R1 5516 1959

Reference (Deposit): P 41-42

Reference (Deposit): MYRICK,DAVID F RAILROADS OF AZ VOL 11 1980 P 722

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ ABM 148 1941 P 34

Reference (Deposit): ELENATORSKI,E A AZ FLUORSPAR 1971 P 34-35

Reference (Deposit): HICKS,CLIFFORD J MO OCCURENCES IN AZ 1979 P 22

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON,NELS PAUL GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MAMMOTH

Reference (Deposit): MINING CAMP AREA,PINAL CO,AZ ABM BULL 144 1938 P 54-58

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 1980 P 54

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 1969 P 353,

Reference (Deposit): 166,236 AND 295

Reference (Deposit): ANTHONY,JOHN W AND OTHERS MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA 1977 P 17,21

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 37

Reference (Deposit): CREASY,S AZ ZN AND PB DEPOSITS ABM 156 P 63-84

Reference (Deposit): CREASY,S GEOLOGY OF THE SAN MANUEL AREA PINAL CO,AZ PP 471

Reference (Deposit): 1965

Reference (Deposit): ADMR V FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO-ACTIVE FILE MINING CORP

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAMMOTH-TIGER EXTENSION MINING CORP FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR ST.ANTHONY MIN AND DEV.CO.FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO ACTIVE FILES(4)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAMMOTH QUAD

Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,J B HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZ AZBM 1927-29 P 325-329


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