The NBMG Sample Site 2075 is a silver and gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,520 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: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.61778, -116.88139
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NBMG Sample Site 2075 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2075
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2075 OF VEIN MATERIAL AND FAULT GOUGE CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, 1500 PPM MN, 70 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 700 PPM PB, 150 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, 1000 PPM ZN, 15 PPM ZR, AND 0.2 PPM AU, (BY AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD DIRT ROAD 0.35 MILE NW OF BELMONT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE WITH MINOR QUARTZ STRINGERS. FAULT GOUGE CONSISTS OF PARTLY BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED QUARTZ WITH GREY STREAKS OF UNIDENTIFIED SULFIDES AND YELLOW OXIDES
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984.
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.
