Gold Ribbon Rock Mine

The Gold Ribbon Rock Mine is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,823 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Ribbon Rock Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2805

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope 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: Lee Ann Parkinson (From Claim Notice)

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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2805 CONTAINS 5% FE, 1% MG, 7% CA, 0.03% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 15 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 10 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE VIA FAIR ROAD, UNIMPROVED THE LAST 2 MILES . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN, FAULT CONTROLLED. WORKINGS HAVE EXPLORED THE VEIN ALONG ITS STRIKE FOR A QUARTER MILE, BUT NONE ARE ACCESSIBLE. SAMPLE 2805 WAS TAKEN FROM THE DUMP AT THE MAIN SHAFT AND FROM EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): ONE DEEP SHAFT, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 5-6 PROSPECTS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-3-84

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL. 89, PL. I.

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.