The NBMG Sample Site 2733 is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,519 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: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.06861, -116.47028
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NBMG Sample Site 2733 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2733
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belle Helen 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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.07% TI, 100 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 15 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 30 PPM MO, 30 PPM PB, 15 PPM V, 50 PPM ZR.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2733 OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE FROM DUMPS NEAR OLD SHAFT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.1% MG
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT SW FROM BELLEHELEN TOWNSITE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS-PROBABLY EARLY 1900'S; NO ACTIVITY IN 1985
Comment (Workings): A SINGLE SHAFT AND PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK 15 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 53-56.
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.
