The NBMG Sample Location 1748 is a gold and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,171 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,171 Feet (1,881 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.46417, -114.77417
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NBMG Sample Location 1748 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Location 1748
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Delamar 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: ROUGHLY TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, Joints
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Advanced Argillic.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 7748 CONTAINS 1% FE, 300 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 200 PPM BA, 150 PPM BA, 150 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IS SUNK IN FAULT ZONE WHICH CUTS INTRUSIVE BUT IN GENERAL FOLLOWS THE DIKE'S ORIENTATION. DIKE IS EMPLACED ALONG FAULT ZONE AS EVIDENCED BY JOINTING AND FRACTURING OF INTRUSIVE ALONG CONTACT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS IN AREA ALONG DIKE. SAMPLED SHAFT IS ABOUT 20 FT DEEP.
Comment (Geology): INTRUSIVE ROCK ON DUMP IS BLEACHED, LEACHED, OR SHOWS SILICK OR ADVANCED ARGILLIC ALTERATION. IT CONTAINS ABUNDANT CLOTS FE AND GHOSTS AFTER PYRITE. INTRUSIVE FORMS KNOBBY WHITE OUTCROPS IN MINE AREA
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1983
References
Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT OF SEPT. 30,1983
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.
