The Big Ledge #3 Adit is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,138 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
Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20222, -118.18194
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Big Ledge #3 Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Ledge #3 Adit
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3819, 3979, 3980
Secondary: Jelinek Mine In Part
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Wallrock, Mostly On South Or Hanging Wall Side
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: SAMPLE 3819 CHIPPED FROM VEIN NEAR OPEN STOPE ABOVE LARGE EAST ADIT CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 0.05% MG, 5% CA, 0.015% TI, 300 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AG, 18 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 150 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 150 PPM CU, 100 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 20 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 3979 FROM CROSSCUT VEIN IN EAST ADIT CONTAINS 0.3% FE, 0.1% MG, 015% CA, +5000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 150 PPM BA, 7 PPM BE, 20 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 10 PPM PB, 700 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 10 PPM Y. SAMPLE 3980 FROM VEIN IN STOPE IN EAST ADIT CONTAINS 0.2% FE, 0.03% MG, 2% CA, 0.02% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 200 PPM BA, 15 PPM BE, 300 PPM SR, 20 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): SOLD TO DAVIS IN 1906, WORKED UNTIL 1916, SOLD TO JELINEK WHO WORKED THE MINE INTO THE 1920'S. INACTIVE IN 1986.
Comment (Workings): EAST ADIT AND INCLINE ON BIG LEDGE #3, OPEN STOPE
Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED VEIN MATERIAL WITH MN-STAINING MINOR CU OXIDES, AG SULFIDES AND GOLD (SAMPLE 3819). VEIN MATERIAL AND ADJACENT SILICIFIED WALLROCK FORM BOLD OUTCROPS. VEINS IN LARGE PART OCCUPY FISSURES, BUT ALSO REPLACE ADJACENT WALLROCK, AND CONTAIN FRAGMENTS OF SILICIFIED AND REPLACED RHYOLITE BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 19 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1984, P. 71-74.
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.
