The NBMG Sample Site 2758 is a copper, silver, and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,260 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: 6,260 Feet (1,908 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.08528, -116.71750
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NBMG Sample Site 2758 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2758
Secondary: Not Far From Kleinhampl's Unnamed Prospect C
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2758 OF VUGGY MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL FROM THE DUMP CONTAINS 1% FR, 0.03% MG, 5% CA, 0.003% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 150 PPM BA, 70 PPM CU, 200 PPM PB, 15 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD ROADS SOUTH OF THE MICROWAVE TOWER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): MAJOR WORKINGS EXPLORE AN ARCUATE FAULT/VEIN SYSTEM BEARING N 50-60 W. DIP 50-90 NE. VEIN IS 3-5 FT WIDE WITH STRINGERS AND PODS OF VUGGY, IRON AND MN-STAINED QUARTZ IN WHAT IS REPORTED TO BE A DIORITE.
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS ON SAME ARCUATE VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 MAR 86, 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.
