NBMG Sample Site 1260

The NBMG Sample Site 1260 is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,821 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 1260  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.555, -117.79806

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NBMG Sample Site 1260 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1260


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Windypah (Fesler) 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
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: POD, TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): EXPOSURES POOR; SEVERAL SIMILAR VEINS EXPOSED IN NEAR BY CUTS.

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PRESENT ARE UNCERTAIN.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Deposit): PODS OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ, GOSSAN. VEIN OCCURS ON W SIDE OF N-S TO N 30 W-STRIKING DIORITE DIKE CUTTING GRANITE. VEIN HAS FE-OXIDE -FILLED BOXWORKS.

Comment (Workings): DOZER CUT


References

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 18 AUGUST 1982


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.