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Big Six Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103946
MRDS ID M231430
Record type Site
Current site name Big Six Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.31399, 40.93018 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 050E 12 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.31399, 40.93018
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description High Angle Nw & Ne Striking Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1907
Discoverer W. E. Banrey
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Lynn District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 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.

Comments on development

  • A SMALL AMALGAMATING MILL WAS BUILT IN 1917.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 311, REFERENCE 3201100155

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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
Deposit SIMILAR TO AND SOMETIMES CONSIDERED A CARLIN-TYPE GOLD OCCURRENCE. GOLD OCCURS IN A FREE STATE ALONG A SHEAR ZONE IN CHERT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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