The NBMG Sample Site 1461 is a zeolites and uranium mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,479 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: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Zeolites, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.60861, -115.67889
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NBMG Sample Site 1461 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1461
Commodity
Primary: Zeolites
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Tempiute District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE 1461 CONTAINS 10% FE, 1000 PPM MN, 150 PPM BA, 50 PPM CU, 100 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 50 PPM W, 100 PPM ZN
Materials
Gangue: Zeolite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Workings): SINGLE VERTICAL SHAFT, REMAINS OF FOUNDATIONS OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS. MAY BE A WELL. ABOUT 30 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): TUFF OUTCROPS PROMINENTLY ON EITHER SIDE OF DRAINAGE. PUNKY, PUMICE FRAGMENTS, GLASSY FRAGMENTS IN TUFF.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, OCT. 14, 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.
