The NBMG Sample Site 2418 is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 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: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.91972, -114.43278
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NBMG Sample Site 2418 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2418
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche 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: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1418 CONTAINS 2 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 200 PPM BA, 300 PPM PB, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hemimorphite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR/FAULT ZONE FILLED WITH MASSIVE FISSURE QUARTZ VEIN IN PINKISH-GREY BANDED QUARTZITE. MINOR JAROSITE ALONG WITH HEMIMORPHITE OR CERUSSITE(?) CRYSTALS OCCUR ALONG FRACTURE SURFACES. QUARTZ VEIN HEAVILY STAINED WITH FE-MN OXIDES, FRACCTURED. SOME QUARTZ VEIN BRECCIA APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MILLED AND IS CEMENTED WITH LIMONITE-STAINED SILICA. LATE-STAGE SILICA VEINING NOTED. MINOR PYRITE OCCURS IN QUARTZ BRECCIA.
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT, PERIPHERAL SURFACE WORKINGS. SHAFT DANGEROUS AS FENCING HAS BEEN DESTROYED (1983)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1983
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG. 22, 1983
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.
