The NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842 is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.57917, -118.41889
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NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2841 CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.03% TI, 200 PPM MN,2 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, +2000 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 100 PPM BI, 5 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 30 PPM V. SAMPLE 2842 CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, .007% TI, 10 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 1500 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 500 PPM BI, 20 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS GIVEN FOR SAMPLE SITE 2841. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 2842 IS N 4492910 E381090. SITES ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROAD NORTH OF POKER BROWN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): INACTIVE IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS. SAMPLE 2841 IS A BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED QUARTZ WITH POSSIBLE SULFIDES. SAMPLE 2842 IS FROM THE DUMPS NEAR THE SHAFT AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ WITH POSSIBLE PB-AG MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 4-5 MINOR PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.
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.
