The NBMG Sample Site is a silver, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.88833, -118.32250
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NBMG Sample Site MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Buena Vista District; Oneota, Basalt, Mount Montgomery Districts
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST OF QUEEN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATERIAL SHEARED, IRON-OXIDE STAINED
Comment (Workings): ADIT WITH NEW SETS AT PORTAL
Comment (Development): IN ACTIVE AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN AUGUST 1982
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 8/13/82
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.
