Big Six Mine

The Big Six Mine is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Big Six Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Lynn 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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1907
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: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust

Type: L
Description: High Angle Nw & Ne Striking Faults

Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SIMILAR TO AND SOMETIMES CONSIDERED A CARLIN-TYPE GOLD OCCURRENCE. GOLD OCCURS IN A FREE STATE ALONG A SHEAR ZONE IN CHERT.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THE TALBOT ADIT (1400 FT. LONG), THE MILL ADIT (800 FT. LONG), THE BULL MOOSE ADIT (700 FT. LONG), AND AN INCLINED SHAFT 300 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Geology): ORE VALUES ARE CHIEFLY GOLD WHICH OCCURS IN A FREE STATE ALONG A SHEAR ZONE IN THE CHERT. THE PRINCIPLE ZONE STRIKES N35E AND DIPS 40NW. THE GANGUE CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF SILICIFIED MATERIAL AND LIMONITES. THE RICHEST ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BISMUTH. SIMILAR TO AND SOMETIMES CONSIDERED A CARLIN-TYPE GOLD OCCURRANCE.

Comment (Development): A SMALL AMALGAMATING MILL WAS BUILT IN 1917.

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN 1907 BY W. E. BARNEY. A SMALL AMALGAMATING MILL WAS ERECTED IN 1917. IN THE 1930'S THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY THE BEAVER CROWN CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THE TALBOT ADIT 1,400 FT. LONG, THE MILL ADIT 800 FT. LONG, BULL MOOSE ADIT 700 FT. LONG, AND AN INCLINED SHAFT 300 FT. DEEP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J., ET A., (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL. 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 311, REFERENCE 3201100155

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

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., USBM IC 7022

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.