Big Horn Extension Claims

The Big Horn Extension Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Big Horn Extension Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.72167, -117.75444

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Big Horn Extension Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Horn Extension Claims
Secondary: Big Horn Extension Claims No. 1-10


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865) (Red Mountain District,1864)


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Wedge Divide Mining Co.,
Home Office: Tonopah, Nev.
Years: 1946 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): NE OF AND ADJACENT TO NIVLDC MINE; EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN- APPROXIMATED ON TOPO SHEET UTM IS TO APPROXIMATELY CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARD UP TO 400 M ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Deposit): THE NIVLOC VEIN PASSES ONTO THIS PROPERTY

Comment (Workings): FEW SCATTERED SURFACE HOLES


References

Reference (Deposit): HUGHES, H.H., (1940'S?), UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON BIG HORN EXTENSION GROUP MINING CLAIMS, NIVLOC,- ON FILE AT NBMG FILE 101, ITEM 16


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.