The NBMG Sample Site 1265 is a gold 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
NBMG Sample Site 1265 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1265
Secondary: Sg Claims In Part
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert District; Desert 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
Owner Name: Felmont Oil Corp.
Home Office: 1 Houston Ctr, Suite 1109, 1221 Mckinney, Houston, Tx, 77002
Years: 1982 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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; Strong Argillization Of Volcanics.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RECENT BULLDOZING - PROBABLY ASSESSMENT WORK (1982)
Comment (Deposit): CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE VOLCANICS. BOXWORKS, CRYSTALS AFTER CALCITE & DRUSY QUARTZ COATS VUGS AND FRACTURES. CHALCEDONIC AND OPALINE SILICA COAT AND CEMENT BRECCIA; MAMMIUARY HEMATITE/LIMONITE COAT SURFACES. PYRITE GHOSTS. POSSIBLE MERCURY IN CHALCEDONIC VEINS.
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 5 VERTICAL SHAFTS ON A DUE NORTH TREND WITH WORKINGS TOTALLING PROBABLY 500 FT. ABUNDANT PERIPHERAL WORKINGS, RECENT BULLDOZING, ASSESSMENT WORK.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9-11-82
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.
