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Mammon Group

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086619
MRDS ID X025688
Record type Site
Current site name Mammon Group
Related records 10165148

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.62444, 41.40428 (WGS84)
Elevation 1414
Relative position 0.8 MI SE MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

China Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Shasta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Scott(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Klamath National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041N 007W 14 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. N 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED MAMMON NO. 4 AT $7/TON IN GOLD, $5.40/TON ACROSS A THICKNESS OF 21 FT. ON NO. 1 CLAIM. 4 FT. THICK VEIN ALSO ON NO. 1 CLAIM ASSAYED 3.5% CU AND $33/TON GOLD. ORE FROM 300 FT. LONG TRENCH ON NO. 11 CLAIM AVG. 1.5 % CU AND $0.50/TON IN GOLD. ORE FROM 200 FT. THICK DIKE ASSAYED $2-$8/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.62444, 41.40428
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 X 6 FT. PIT AND 150 FT. ADIT ON MAMMON NO. 4; PROSPECT CROSSCUT DRIVEN S55E FOR 550 FT. ON NO. 9 CLAIM; 6 X 10 FT. SHAFT, 9 FT. DEEP SUNK ON NO. 1 CLAIM IN 4 FT. THICK VEIN. ON NO. 11 CLAIM, 18 FT. DEEP SHAFT, TRENCH, 300 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 443 PL. 42

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS OUTCROPS OF COPPER-STAINED QTZ. AND QTZ. PORPHYRY DIKES. 18 IN. THICK NORTH-TRENDING VEIN ON MAMMOTH NO. 4 CLAIM. DIKE STRIKES N65W, DIPS 64S ON NO. 1 CLAIM. ANOTHER 4 FT. THICK VEIN STRIKES N25E, DIPS 55-90E. ON NO. 11, 200-FT. THICK QT. PORPHYRY DIKE, STRIKES NW FOR SOME 2000 FT.
Deposit 17 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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