The NBMG Sample Site 2755 is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,581 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,581 Feet (2,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.09389, -116.75611
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NBMG Sample Site 2755 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2755
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Ellendale 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2755 OF QUARTZ WITH MINOR SULFIDES IN SHAFT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.15% TI, 30 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 30 PPM PB, 200 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD ROAD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION, BUT THERE HAS BEEN DRILLING IN THE AREA IN THE PAST FEW YEARS (1985) DRILLING FOLLOWED ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH IRON OXIDES AND MINOR SULFIDES, 3-4 FT WIDE, CUTS PURPLE RHYOLITE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CLOSELY SPACED SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 18 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 85-91.
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.
