Big Ledge Group

The Big Ledge Group is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,749 feet.

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 Ledge Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.99417, -115.41278

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Big Ledge Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Ledge Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN AGERAGED $6.50 IN GOLD, 4 OZ./TON AG. IN 1910


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): VEIN AVERAGED $6.50/TON IN AU; 4OZ/TON AG IN 1910.

Comment (Location): 1 1/2 MILE UP CREEK FROM JUNCTION WITH EAST FORK

Comment (Deposit): BIG LEDGE VEIN

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL OR DRIFT

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS COMPOSED OF THE LAMINATED QUARTZ CHARADTERIRSTIC OF THE DISTRICT. VEIN IS UP TO 9 FT. WIDE ORE IS LESS "FREE-MILLING" THAN ANY OTHER ORES OF THE CRATER SYSTEM.

Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS DISCOVERED IN 1910 BY A.E. BETTLES OF JARBRIDGE. DEVELOPMENT IN 1910 COSISTED OF A 40. FT. TUNNEL OR DRIFT AND TERMINAL CROSSCUTS ON THE BIG LEDGE VEINWHICH HAS A KNOWN EXTENT OF ABOUT HALF A MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., (1912), A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBRIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1912)


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.