Big Ledge #2

The Big Ledge #2 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,961 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Big Ledge #2
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3976, 3977, 3978
Secondary: Jelinek Mine In Part

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Production

Not available

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Wallrock, Mostly On South, Or Hanging Wall Side

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: SAMPLE 3976 CHIPPED FROM VEIN IN WEST ADIT CONTAINS 0.02% MG, 15% CA, 1500 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 70 PPM BA, 15 PPM BE, 15 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR. SAMPLE 3977 CHIPPED FROM VEIN IN CENTER OF STOPE IN WEST DRIFT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.1% MG, 7% CA, 0.05% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 15 PPM PB, 700 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 3978 CHIPPED FROM VEIN CUTTING MAIN ADIT CONTAINS 0.2% FE, 0.1% MG, 7% CA, 0.02% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 300 PPM BA, 20 PPM BE, 5 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): SOLD TO DAVIS IN 1906, WORKED UNTIL 1916, SOLD TO JELINEK, WHO WORKED THE MINE INTO THE 1920'S-INACTIVE IN 1986

Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATERIAL CONSISTING OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, MN OXIDES, ADULARIA WITH SOME BRECCIA DENSE WHITE SILICA, AND AG-SULFIDE SPECKS ALONG A SULFIDE STREAK UP TO 0.25 INCH THICK.

Comment (Workings): WEST ADIT ON BIG LEDGE #2 WHERE IT OVERLAPS BIG LEDGE #1

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 19 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.

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

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74.

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.