Jelinek Mine

The Jelinek Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jelinek Mine
Secondary: Big Ledge
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3823, 3824

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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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

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3823 CHIPPED FROM VEIN CONTAINS 0.3% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.03% TI, 200 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AG, 14 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 50 PPM PB, 30 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 3824 FROM DUMPS ADJACENT TO PIT ON VEIN CONTAINS 0.2% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.03% TI, 150 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AG, 17 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 300 PPM BA, 7 PPM BE, 50 PPM CU, 50 PPM PB, 10 PPM V, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): CAVED SHAFT AND ADIT ON TOP OF RIDGE WITH MORE WORKINGS TO SW & DOWN THE CANYON

Comment (Location): ABOUT 300 FT UP THE SOUTH SIDE OF MIZPAH CANYON, A TOP THE RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): SOLD TO DAVIS IN 1906 WHO WORKED MINE UNTIL 1916 AND SOLD IT TO JELINEK WHO WORKED THE MINE INTO THE 1920'S. STAKING IN 1986 DONE BY SPECTRUM EXPLORATION, NOT ON FILE AT COURTHOUSE.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS OCCUR ALONG THE TRACE OF THE BIG LEDGE VEIN WHICH CUTS SILICIFIED LIGHT-COLORED VOLCANICS. BIG LEDGE VEIN, DESCRIBED BY SCHRADER AS THE PIONEER VEIN IN THE CAMP LYING IN THE EAST CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL CLAIM BLOCK, EXPOSED FOR 3000 FT. VEIN WAS OPENED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT WORKINGS FROM MIZPAH CANYON AND FROM THE TOP BY A SHAFT AND ADIT (SAMPLE 3823). AT THAT SITE, THE VEIN WAS IN A RHYOLITE BRECCIA WITH COMB QUARTZ, STREAKS AND SPECKS OF SILVER SULFIDES AND GOLD. WORKINGS WERE SUNK ON A POD-LIKE FINE-GRAINED COMB QUARTZ 30-40 FT WIDE, AT WHICH LOCATION THE VEIN BORE N 65 E, NEAR VERTICAL. SAMPLE INCLUDED SOME ADULARIA AND SULFIDE SPECKS IN THE QUARTZ AND BRECCIA MATRIX. SCHRADER REPORTED THE LOWER WORKINGS ON THE SIDE OF MIZPAH CANYON TO BE IN GOOD ORE FOLLOWING THE VEIN, 2-20 FT WIDE AT THAT POINT. SAMPLE 3824 FROM A PROSPECT SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS SW ALONG SAME BIG LEDGE VEIN-A SMALL CAVED SHAFT ON A 3-4 FT WIDE EXPOSURE OF WHITE COMB QUARTZ WITH SOME VUGGY

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ AND SPECKS OF DARK GREY SILVER SULFIDES.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 10 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB. REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA.

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.