The Silver Giant Claim Group is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,701 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: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 41.75917, -115.36639
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Silver Giant Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Giant Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District
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
Discovery Year: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.2 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN JULY AND SEPT. 1939; RELOCATED IN 1960. AND ADIT WAS DRIVEN 18 FEET S85E ALONG THE CONGLOMERATE ZONE; ALSO DEVELOPED BY ADIT 1500 FT. NORTH OF THE ADIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS DK-GREY TO GREENISH TUFFACEOUS SANDSTONE WITH A CONGLOMERATE BED 3 INCHES TO 5 FEET THICK.
Comment (Location): 1500 FT. DUE WEST OF MARY'S RIVER PEAK
Comment (Workings): PIT, ADIT
Comment (Development): LOCATED IN JULY AND SEPT., 1939; RELOCATED IN 1960
Comment (Deposit): CONGLOMERATE BED; SILVER PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): COATS, R.R., GREEN, R.C., CRESS, L.D., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JARBIDGE WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS. ELKO CO., NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1439
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.
