The NBMG Sample Site 1121 is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.56333, -117.49639
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NBMG Sample Site 1121 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1121
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Railroad Pass 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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): MONZONITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT WITH APLITE DIKES INTRUDING THE QUARTZ MONZONITE WITH SOME QUARTZ VEINS. LIMESTONE IS STRIKING N15W AND DIPPING 75 DEGREES SW. VEINS ARE 18-24 INCHES WIDE AND BRECCIATED ABOUT HALF OF TOTAL THICKNESS. MINERALIZATION IS CU, PB, AG DISPERSED ACROSS THE WHOLE VEIN.
Comment (Location): LESS THAN A MILE WEST OF THE RAILROAD PASS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): GOOD-FAIR RD., SEVERAL ADITS AND SHAFTS ---- FAIRLY SHALLOW BUT INACCESSIBLE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND SHAFTS; FAIRLY SHALLOW BUT INACCESSIBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J. (1982) FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
