The NBMG Sample Sites 1278, 1279 is a molybdenum mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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NBMG Sample Sites 1278, 1279 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Sites 1278, 1279
Secondary: G Claims
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
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: Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
Home Office: Reno, Nv
Years: 1982 -
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silication
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO SAMPLE SITE 1278. UTM OF SAMPLE SITE 1279 IS N 4223500; E 440279 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RECENTLY DRILLED, SAMPLED, MAPPED, TRENCHED, BY ANACONDA (1982)
Comment (Deposit): HEAVILY FE-MN-STAINED GOSSAN WITH QUARTZ VEINS BEARING PODS OF MOLY. STOCKWORKS WITH SOME BRECCIA
Comment (Workings): ADITS, PROSPECTS, TRENCHES. SAMPLE 1278 IS FROM NORTHERNMOST ADIT; SAMPLE 1279 IS FROM ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION 9-22-82
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.
