The NBMG Sample Site 2840 is a lead and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,511 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: 4,511 Feet (1,375 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.52556, -118.41139
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NBMG Sample Site 2840 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2840
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Arabia 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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN-LIKE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, PROSPECT PIT
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE VIA FAIR ROAD SOUTH OF POKER BROWN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-13-84.
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.
