The Big Tiger Prospect is a silver mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,301 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
Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 35.47722, -115.17806
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Big Tiger Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Tiger Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Crescent
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Cutting The Quartzite On The Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE BEST ASSAYS NEAR THE FAULT INDICATED $10 - $12/TON ( 1907
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE LODE IS A SEMICIRCULAR MASS OF SHATTERED OXIDIZED QUARTZITE RECEMENTED BY QUARTZ AND CARRIES AU AND AG. QUARTZITE IS MUCH SHATTERED AND SHOWS SCHISTOSE STRUCTURE IN PLACES.
Comment (Workings): BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT IS NEAR THE BASE OF THE QUARTZITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1907 , PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. USGS BULL. 303 P. 79 .
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 .
Nevada Gold
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.
