The NBMG Sample Site 1256 is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.68667, -117.98889
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NBMG Sample Site 1256 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1256
Secondary: Aztec Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Tungsten
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: IRREGULAR PODS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1256 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5% MG, 2% CA, 0.3% TI, 300 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 1000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 7 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 300 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 70 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 500 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 20 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES OF WHITE QUARTZ, ALONG BEDDING IN ARGILLITE-SLATE, CONTORTED BEDDING. WHITE QUARTZ VEINLETS LACE SLATY WALLROCK; SOME VEIN PODS ARE HALF QUARTZ, HALF CALCITE, WITH MINOR FE OXIDE STAIN.
Comment (Workings): MINOR PROSPECT, CUT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 8/16/82.
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.
