The Little Giant Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.2617, -115.68080
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Little Giant Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Giant Mine
Secondary: Trinity
Secondary: Unity
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Unity Gold Production Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1883
Discovery Year: 1862
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Faults
Type: L
Structure: Striation
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation, Striation, 3 Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Staining
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Cu - Carbonate Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 VEIN SAMPLE GAVE 18% WO3 - AVE CONTENT EST AT 4 - 5% WO3 ACROSS 8 INCH VEIN
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Total Production Value $350,000. Yearly Production From 16 - 400 Tons.
Comment (Location): 300 Ft Above Warren In Smith Gulch
Comment (Development): Unity Mine Also On Little Giant Vein, See 275-A
Comment (Deposit): Mine On Little Giant Vein. Other Parallel Veins
Comment (Geology): 1 Set Joints Ave Trend N 80 Deg E, Ave Dip 60 Deg E; Second Set Ave Trend N 10 Deg W, Ave Dip 53 Deg E.
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., 1964, Mineral Resource - Tungsten, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 223 - 233.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
Reference (Deposit): Hill, W. H., 1896, The Little Giant Mine At Warren, Idaho: Eng. Mining Jour., V. 62, P. 416
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., 1919, Tungsten, Cinnabar, Manganese, Molybdenum, And Tin Deposits Of Idaho: Univ. Of Idaho Bulletin No. 2, V. 14, 72 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1919 Recon Univ. Of Idaho Bulletin No. 2, V. 14
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
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