| Deposit ID | 10020237 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12846 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mammoth Hoist and Adit |
| Related records | 10202935 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11218, 39.93217 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2146 |
| Relative position | 2400 FT. N 85 W OF MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 30 | NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Bluebell Dolomite;Ophir Shale |
| Rock description | Bluebell Dolomite;Ophir Shale |
| (1) | -112.11218, 39.93217 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mammoth Fault Offsets Ore |
| General form | BLANKET, PIPE |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | W |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Discoverer | C.C. Crismon? |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1980 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Corp. |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, Ut. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mammoth Mining Co. |
| Home office | C/O E. Steele Mcintyre Eureka, Ut. |
| Year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1976-1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.05 Oz Au, 2.5 Oz Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 798.58M |
| Overall length | 12874.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12846 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
MCINTYRE, E. STEELE, PERSONAL INTERVIEW, OCTOBER 1983.
MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT IN RIDGE, J.D. EDITOR, GRATON SALES VOLUME, AIME.
FULL, R.P., 1966, REPORT AND MAP FOLIO, MAMMOTH MINE, PRIVATE REPORT TO NEW PARK MINING CO., 1 INCH = 200 FT.
MCINTYRE, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PIPE AT INTERJECTION OF MINOR AND MAJOR FAULTS |
| Deposit | MAMMOTH ORE BODY IN UPPER LEVELS WAS FAULTED TO GRAND CENTRAL 800 LEVEL. CONNECTIONS DRIVEN BY KENNECOTT. 1600 LEVEL USED TO MINEE GOLD CHAIN ORES. BRECCIA ADJACENT TO ORE AT SURFACE STOPE CONTAINS COPPER CARBONATE CLASTS. STOPE CONTAINS STRONG IRON OXIDES. MASSIVE PYRITE AT DEPTH. WATER BELOW 2400 LEVEL, 200 GALLONS PERIMINUTE AT 2600. ROLLIN BRAY LAST MINE SUPERINTENDENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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