The NBMG Sample Site 1968 is a silver, lead, and barium-barite mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 37.74556, -117.81056
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NBMG Sample Site 1968 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1968
Secondary: Silver Queen Tunnel Drainage
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (Red Mountain Subdistrict)
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN OR DUMP SAMPLE WAS ANOMALOUS IN AG (70 PPM), MN, BA, BE, PB, ZN, WITH MINOR W AND HG.
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW OF SILVER QUEEN MINE ON A ROAD THAT CROSSES THE DRAINAGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED CHUNK OF HIGHLY OXIDIZED HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED VEIN MATERIAL WITH BARITE CRYSTALS IN THE MATRIX. SAMPLE MAY BE FROM SAME VEIN THAT THE TONOPAH TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN ON.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 4-22-84
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.
