The NBMG Sample Site 2834 is a silver, lead, and antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 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: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Antimony
Lat, Long: 40.39222, -118.39139
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NBMG Sample Site 2834 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2834
Secondary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Arabia District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIPS-36.9 OZ. AG, TRACE AU, 19.3% PB, 3.07% SB. NBMG SAMPLE 2834 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINED 10 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 0.5 % CA, 0.07 % TI, 70 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG-, 10000 PPM AS, 100 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 20 PPM CR, 1-000 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, +20000 PPM PB, 7000 PPM SB, -5 PPM SC, 30 PPM SN, 500 PPM SR, 300 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 300 PPM -ZN, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE WITH DIFFICULTY ON POOR WASHED OUT ROAD
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF 50 SACKS OF AG-PB-SB ORE
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN, 6 FT WIDE AT THE SURFACE, CONTAINS ARGENTIFEROUS HINDHEIMITE. VEIN WAS EMPLACED ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE AND GRANODIORITE SILL. PARTIALLY BRECCIATED QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT AND ADIT AND PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN, CONTAINING ARGENTIFEROUS BINDHEIMITE, EMPLACED ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE AND GRANODIORITE SILL.
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCED 50 SACKS OF AG-PB-SB ORE FROM AN INCLINED SHAFT AND AN ADIT ALONG A QUARTZ VEIN. 16 FT. WIDE AT THE SURFACE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 54-55
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961, V.1; SAN FRANCISCO, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., P. 26
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-12-84
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.
