The NBMG Sample Site 2449 is a gold and mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,039 feet.
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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: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.19028, -117.48111
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NBMG Sample Site 2449 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2449
Secondary: Dutch Flat Mine Area
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dutch Flat 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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 150 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 20 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 10 PPM NI, 700 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 15 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2449 FROM SMALL DUMP ALONG SOUTHSIDE OF ROAD UP SPRING CANYON CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.1% TI, 200 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 0.75 PPM AU, (AA ANALYSIS)
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): SODA CLAIMS RECENTLY STAKED (1985) ALONG RANGE FRONT BETWEEN SODARISI AND SPRING CANYONS-JOHN D. WOODS CLAIMONT, WINNEMUCCA, NV., FEB. 25, 1985.
Comment (Deposit): HEAVILY FE-STAINED MATERIAL ON PROSPECT DUMP.
Comment (Workings): A FEW VERY SMALL PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): SPRING CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION 4-24-85, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, NSGS PP. 431.
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.