The Big Ledge #3 Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,450 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20222, -118.17917
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Big Ledge #3 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Ledge #3 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3822
Secondary: Jelinek Mine, In Part
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Occurrence
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: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3822 CHIPPED FROM VEIN IN 6-FT DEEP PROSPECT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.03% TI, 500 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 200 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CO, 7 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 30 PPM PB, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): MINE SOLD TO DAVIS IN 1906, WORKED UNTIL 1916, SOLD TO JELINEK WHO WORKED THE MINE INTO THE 1920'S. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL SILICIFIED ZONE IN RHYOLITE
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT ON EAST END OF BIG LEDGE #2
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, AND TINGLEY, J.V., 19 OCT 1986, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB. REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, 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.
