Mammoth Mine

The Mammoth Mine is a mercury mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mammoth Mine
Secondary: Lucky's Boy
Secondary: Easter

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Pilot Mountain'S Districct

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

Owner Name: Zerad, Eiko
Home Office: Mina, Nevada
Years: 1942 -

Owner Name: Wilson, Earle R.
Home Office: Gabbs, Nevada

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Cinnabar Canyon And Lost Steers Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Development): THE MINE WAS IN OPERATION IN THE FALL OF 1942, AND ORE WAS BEING TREATED IN A SMALL RETORT.

Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAYS IN FAULT GOUGE AND ELSEWHERE WITH CALCITE IN CRACKS AND FISSURES. THE ORE BODY WAS SMALL, HIGH-GRADE, AND LOCALIZED BENEATH A FLAT CURVE ALONG THE FAULT'S STRIKE.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 2 ADITS, ONE 55 FT ABOVE THE OTHER; THEY ARE CONNECTED BY A STOPE AND A RAISE, WITH ABOUT 380 FT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Comment (Location): ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DUNLAP CANYON, ABOUT A MILE N OF REWARD MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION 52 F1 TO 1942; BETWEEN 1943 AND 1948, 10 FL WERE PRODUCED FROM HITT AND MAMMOTH MINES

References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.

Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, I.B., 1952, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973-D, P.-143-171.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL, V.38,NO.5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO.41.

Reference (Production): PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, J.B., 1952, P. 146; ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.4.

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.