Black Mammoth Prospect

The Black Mammoth Prospect is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,818 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: Black Mammoth Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,818 Feet (2,078 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.5439, -117.09060

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Black Mammoth Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Mammoth Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye


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.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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


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

Comment (Names): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-470 LINKS BLACK MAMMOTH WITH THE TRAIN PROSPECT. THIS IS INACCURATE. SEE GOLD-WEDGE-GOLD VIRGIN FILE FOR ASSAYS AND COMPLETE INFORMATION (0320232014). PART OF GOLD WEDGE-GOLD VIRGIN CLAIM GROUP.


References

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.K., 1924, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 723,

Reference (Deposit): P. 94, 159, AND 160; ALSO PLATE 1.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-470, P. 13 & 26.

Reference (Deposit): AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA

Reference (Deposit): RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.