Big Four Mine

The Big Four Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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

Name: Big Four Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 41.6825, -116.09611

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Big Four Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Four Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Aura


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Phil Heater
Years: 1980 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1908
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Contact With Granodiorite


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF ORE WERE MADE IN 1908. ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME ZINC.

Comment (Development): SEVERAL ORE SHIPMENTS WERE MADE IN 1908. LISTED AS ACTIVE MINE & CYANIDIZATION MILL IN 1980, EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT VEIN & FISSURES & SHEARS

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS APPROX. 100 FT. LONG

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ON EAST BANK OF COLUMBIA CREEK, 1/4 MILE ABOVE COLUMBIA. THREE TUNNELS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LONG HAVE BEEN DRIVEN. MADE SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF ORE IN 1908. LISTED AS ACTIVE MINE & CYANIDIZATION MILL IN 1980 EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, A.E. ET AL (1957) GEOLOGY & M INERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 54

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO, NEV. USGS BULL 408

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (1981) DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980.

Reference (Production): GRANGER, A.E., ET AL.,(1957)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.