NBMG Sample Site 1377

The NBMG Sample Site 1377 is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.

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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 1377  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.96167, -117.43167

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NBMG Sample Site 1377 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1377


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mnt.


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Lone Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SINGLE VERTICLE SHAFT, PERIPHERAL SURFACE CUTS AND TRENCHES. SHAFT SUNK IN ALLUVIUM.

Comment (Geology): GOOGE MATERIAL GOSSANY, HEAVILY FE-MN STAINED, SURFACES OF ROCKS COATED WITH MALACHITE, CERRUSITE


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 13 MAY 83


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.