Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Big Ledge Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Description

Horgan And D'Arcy

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Materials
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
AlterationSilicification Of Wall Rock, Mostly On South Or Hanging Wall Side
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10047607
MRDS IDM243017
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 3818, Jelinek Mine In Part
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.20269, -118.18513
References
QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 19 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB. REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREANBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74.