The Big Ledge Group is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,749 feet.
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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: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.99417, -115.41278
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Big Ledge Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Ledge Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN AGERAGED $6.50 IN GOLD, 4 OZ./TON AG. IN 1910
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): VEIN AVERAGED $6.50/TON IN AU; 4OZ/TON AG IN 1910.
Comment (Location): 1 1/2 MILE UP CREEK FROM JUNCTION WITH EAST FORK
Comment (Deposit): BIG LEDGE VEIN
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL OR DRIFT
Comment (Geology): VEIN IS COMPOSED OF THE LAMINATED QUARTZ CHARADTERIRSTIC OF THE DISTRICT. VEIN IS UP TO 9 FT. WIDE ORE IS LESS "FREE-MILLING" THAN ANY OTHER ORES OF THE CRATER SYSTEM.
Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS DISCOVERED IN 1910 BY A.E. BETTLES OF JARBRIDGE. DEVELOPMENT IN 1910 COSISTED OF A 40. FT. TUNNEL OR DRIFT AND TERMINAL CROSSCUTS ON THE BIG LEDGE VEINWHICH HAS A KNOWN EXTENT OF ABOUT HALF A MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., (1912), A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBRIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1912)
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.
