The NBMG Sample Site 2788 is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,749 feet.
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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: 7,749 Feet (2,362 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.94917, -116.41806
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NBMG Sample Site 2788 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2788
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Eden 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
Type: L
Description: Shear
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2788 CHIPPED FROM A VEIN OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ & GOUGE CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.07% TI, 70 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 50 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): ON KNOB ON NORTH SIDE OF EDEN CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GOLDFIELD 1:250000
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986
Comment (Deposit): 5-6 FT WIDE VEIN IN SHEAR WITH CLAY LENSES WITHIN THE GOUGE ZONE. CONTACT ROCK IS A LITHIC-RICH PURPLE TUFF. SILICIFIED, IRON-STAINED, BLEACHED, ARGILLIC GOUGE.
Comment (Workings): OPEN TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 MAR 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 77, 1972, P. 37, PL.I.
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.
