Mammoth

The Mammoth is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.

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:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.5875, -119.74833

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Mammoth MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mammoth
Secondary: Mammoth Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconully


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Late Triassic Rocks Formed Along An Active Continental Margin And Are Associated With Island Arcs.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NORTHEAST OF THE MONITOR PROPERTY.

Comment (Geology): THE QUARTZ VEINS ARE IN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF THE METAMORPHIC COMPLEX OF CONCONULLY (STOFFEL, 1990).

Comment (Production): A SHIPMENT OF ORE TO THE SMELTER IN HELENA, MONTANA, IN 1889 NETTED $250 PER TON (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 306).


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1976, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE CONCONULLY QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1402, 58 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.


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