NBMG Sample Site 2317

The NBMG Sample Site 2317 is a silver and copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,109 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: NBMG Sample Site 2317  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 6,109 Feet (1,862 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.73167, -117.35444

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NBMG Sample Site 2317 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2317


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Buffalo Mountain Mining Area


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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2317 OF SELECT COPPER-STAINED APLITE, GOSSAN, AND QUARTZ VEIN MATTER CONTAINS 15% FE, 0.07% MG, 1% CA, 0.1% TI, 500 PPM MN, 70 PPM AG, 300 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 10 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 5 PPM CO, 10000 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 100 PPM SN, 500 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 15 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984, HOWEVER, DUVAL CORPORATION HAS RECENTLY (1984?) DRILLED 2 ROTARY HOLES ABOUT 2-2.5 KM TO THE SOUTH IN SEC. 22 AND 28. THESE ARE ON DUVAL PLACER CLAIMS AND ENCOUNTERED UNALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Comment (Deposit): SPARSE GREEN OXIDE COPPER MINERALS, GOSSAN AND QUARTZ VEIN MATTER OCCUR ASSOCIATED WITH A 1-2 M WIDE APLITE DIKE WHICH CUTS QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Comment (Workings): 3 SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS; BULLDOZER ROAD


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION 26 JUL 84

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. J.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.