What kind of mines are the Giant Mine and the Discovery Mine?
Giant Mine The Giant Mine was a gold mine located on the Ingraham Trail, 5 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Giant Mine is within the Kam Group, which is part of the Yellowknife greenstone belt. Gold was discovered on the property and mineral claims staked in 1935 by Johnny Baker, but the true extent of the gold deposits were not known until 1944 when a massive gold-bearing shear zone was uncovered beneath the drift-filled Baker Creek Valley.
King Valley mine The King Valley mine is one of the largest lithium mines in the United States. The mine is located in western United States in Nevada. The King Valley mine has reserves amounting to 27 million tonnes of lithium ore grading 0.4% lithium thus resulting 0.1 million tonnes of lithium.