USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Elko County
Silver Giant Claim Group
Mindat Confirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko
- Mining district
- Jarbidge District
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
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 conglomerate bed; silver prospect Development: Located …
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 18 ft, 1500 ft.
Mindat
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
· length 18 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Deposit: Located in july and sept. 1939; relocated in 1960. And adit was driven 18 feet s85e along the conglomerate zone; also develo…
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- commodity:Silver
- Sandstone
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 41333
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
- underground workings
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