Big Four Mine

The Big Four Mine is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Big Four Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Burdick - Wittenberg Estate

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Toquima Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Ore Is Completely Oxidized To The 300 Ft Level.

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE TENOR IN 1913 WAS $8.32 PER TON

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE SCHIST AND SANDSTONE STRIKE N 20-40 W, DIP 38-78 SW.

Comment (Production): AMOUNT PRODUCED BETWEEN 1909-1913 IS UNKNOWN.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 500 FT SHAFT. JOKER TUNNEL JOINS WORKINGS ON 200 LEVEL. THERE ARE SOME CUTS AND A GLORY HOLE. LARGEST STOPE IS OVER 100 FT BY 50 FT WIDE.

References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 123-124

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 140-141

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 124

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.