The NBMG Sample Site 790 is a iron and manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.27111, -114.16500
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NBMG Sample Site 790 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 790
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Vigo Is Closest Mining District
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faulting Across Rib
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 700 CONTAINS GREATER THAN 20% FE, 2000 PPM MN, 700 PPM BA, 100 PPM CO, 200 PPM NI, 500 PPM ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Caliche
Comments
Comment (Development): LONE DRILL RIG IMMEDIATELY N OF SAMPLE SITE, ACTIVELY DRILLING (UNKNOWN, UTAH LICENSE).
Comment (Deposit): IRON-STAINED RIB OF HYDROTHERMALLY-DEPOSITED SILICEOUS FISSURE-FILLING TRENDS NW AND APPEARS TO FILL A BEDDING PLANE. (LOOKS LIKE A GOSSANY JASPEROSO.) ROCKS STRONGLY OXIDIZED, FE-MN-STATURATED, VUGGY, COATED WITH CALICHE ON SURFACES AND FILLING VUGS. RIB APPEARS TO BE FAULTED DOWNSLOPE OF PROJECTED OCCURRENCE. ROCKS CUT BY FINE SILICA VEINLETS; BRECCIA FRAGMENTS ARE LIMONITE STAINED AND GOSSANY. IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF SAMPLE SITE, CARBONATES ARE COVERED BY RHYOLITIC VOLCANICS, WITH SINTER IN FLOAT.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PIT, EXTENSIVE SURFACE SCRAPINGS OVER ABOUT 2-ACRE AREA ALONG NW AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 8/21/83
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.
