The NBMG Sample Site 2970 is a tungsten mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 41.72028, -118.64333
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NBMG Sample Site 2970 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2970
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District; Pine Forest District; Florence 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2970 OF GREENSTONE AND CALCSILICATE AT THE PROSPECTS CONTAINS 15% FE, 1% MG, 10% CA, 1% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 70 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 20 PPM SC, 10 PPM SN, 700 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR UNIMPROVED ROAD FROM EITHER THE EAST OR WEST . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN METASEDIMENTS AND GRANODIORITE
Comment (Workings): DOZER CUTS, PROSPECTS, SMALL HOMESTEAD CABIN AND TRAILER AT BOTTOM OF HILL AND APPARENTLY USED AS PART OF THE OPERATION
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 9-30-84-
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
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.
