The NBMG Sample Site 1967 is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,079 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.675, -117.97972
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NBMG Sample Site 1967 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1967
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Dyer 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. NO ROADS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ON NW-STRIKING STRUCTURES WITH VEINS, APLITE AND FELSIC DIKES THAT INTRUDE SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE. LOCALLY THE OUTCROP IS GOSSANY WITH HIGHLY OXIDIZED, IRON-STAINED VEIN MATERIAL, PROBABLY FAULT-CONTROLLED. SEDIMENT SAMPLES FARM DRAINAGES NE OF THE WORKINGS WERE ANOMALOUS IN HG (SAMPLES 134, 135, 136, 137.)
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, AND TRENCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, 1972.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 4/21/84.
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.
