NBMG Sample Site 1964

The NBMG Sample Site 1964 is a silver and 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 1964  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.24667, -117.36750

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NBMG Sample Site 1964 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1964


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop District; Gold Mountain 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: Contact Metamorphic
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: Alteration Is Limited To Within 20 Feet Of The Contact


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF VEIN MATERIAL ON DUMPS WAS ANOMALOUS IN CU,PB, ZN WITH 15 PPM AG.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR DIRT ROAD THE LAST 0.5 MILE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ALONG A CONTACT BETWEEN SEDIMENTS AND A STRONGLY WEATHERED QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Comment (Workings): 2 TIMBERED SHAFTS, ONE CAVED ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE,JACK,1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 4-19-84


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.