The Mammoth Mine is a silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.9742, -114.56110
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Mammoth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Mine
Secondary: Hisey
Secondary: Ohio
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket District
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Hisey
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Older Faults Strike N 60 Deg W And N 30 Deg W, Dip 55 Deg Sw And 60 Deg Sw; Younger Faults Strike N 30 Deg E, Dip 75 Deg Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Oxides
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.4 TO 0.5 OZ. AU/TON REPORTED
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): About .75 mi SW of the Columbia on steep S. slope of gulch tributary to, less than .5 mi. above Hoodoo Creek
Comment (Development): 5-Ton mill; Several unpatented claims
Comment (Workings): 2 adits
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1953, Gold - Copper - Lead Deposits Of The Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P
Reference (Deposit): 1953 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94
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