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Mammoth Mine

Past Producer in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014795
MRDS ID D011743
Record type Site
Current site name Mammoth Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.22423, 32.87789 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Sisters(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
016S 013W 31 NE4 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.22423, 32.87789
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45-55E
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pinos Altos District

Comments on the production information

  • MORE THAN $30,000 IN AU. MINE PRODUCED AT THE RATE OF 15 TONS/DAY FOR TWO YEARS. ORE GRADE REPORTED TO BE $3-4/TON AU, 1-5 OZ/TON AG, AND 1-1.5% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 75M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 75 M. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS (N45-55E,VERTICAL) IN HORNBLENDE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1984 Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) U.S. Geological Survey

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