The Belmont Big Four Mining Co. is a molybdenum mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Belmont Big Four Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belmont Big Four Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE 2 % MOS2 PLUS SILVER AND COPPER VALUES
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 7-8 MILES WEST OF BELMONT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): INCORPORATED IN 1916. 16 CLAIMS. MINE OPERATIONS WERE RESUMED IN 1919 UNDER 5-YEAR LEASE TO FRANK FAGAN, CONTINUED INTO 1920. 320 ACRES, 100-TON MILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1918
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN OF QUARTZ WITH DISSEMINATED MOLYBDENITE
Comment (Workings): 150-FT AND 400-FT TUNNELS (1922)
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., (1918) MINES HANDBOOK VOL. XIII, P 1155-1156.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., (1922) MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV.
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.
