Little Giant Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036732
MRDS ID M025638
Record type Site
Current site name Little Giant Prospect
Related records 10204418

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.34121, 48.00176 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 1 MI SOUTHEAST OF GOAT LAKE, Estimated From Map In Broughton. Location Given Is Probably Within 0.25 Mi Of Actual Location, Estimated From Map In Broughton. Location Given Is Probably Within 0.25 Mi Of Actual Location, Estimated From Map In Broughton. Location Given Is Probably Within 0.25 Mi Of Actual Location

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sloan Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sauk(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 011E 13 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chiwaukum Schist
    Rock description Chiwaukum Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.34121, 48.00176

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Width 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROTOLITH AGE IS LIKELY PRE-LATE JURASSIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Monte Cristo District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8 FT WIDE FRACTURE ZONE WITH 1.5-8 FT OF ORE-BEARING ROCK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-85 Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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