Giant Consolidated

The Giant Consolidated is a mine located in Shasta county, California.

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: Giant Consolidated  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.70111, -122.48250

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Giant Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Giant Consolidated
Secondary: Motion Creek Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta Copper-Zinc


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 13 CLAIMS, ONE TUNNEL AND SOME OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RHYOLITE ON HANGING WALL - QUARTZITE ON FOOTWALL


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1902 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PG. 9

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. C., 1914 , SHASTA COUNTY; 14TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 765


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