Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer
Big Ledge Mine
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
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Description
John Horgan And R.L. D'Airy
Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Fault Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Cerargyrite, Stephanite
Gangue
Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure
Nne-Trending Range-Front Faults, Sheeting, Strikes N75e, Dip 805
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1906
Identification
Deposit ID
10045369
MRDS ID
M233078
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.19685, -118.18207
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA; USGS OF