Belmont Big Four Mining Co.

The Belmont Big Four Mining Co. is a molybdenum mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

Name: Belmont Big Four Mining Co.  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 38.6, -116.99999

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Belmont Big Four Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Belmont Big Four Mining Co.


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE 2 % MOS2 PLUS SILVER AND COPPER VALUES


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 7-8 MILES WEST OF BELMONT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): INCORPORATED IN 1916. 16 CLAIMS. MINE OPERATIONS WERE RESUMED IN 1919 UNDER 5-YEAR LEASE TO FRANK FAGAN, CONTINUED INTO 1920. 320 ACRES, 100-TON MILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1918

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN OF QUARTZ WITH DISSEMINATED MOLYBDENITE

Comment (Workings): 150-FT AND 400-FT TUNNELS (1922)


References

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., (1918) MINES HANDBOOK VOL. XIII, P 1155-1156.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., (1922) MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV.


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.