Big Ledge #3 Prospect

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

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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.