The NBMG Sample Site 2972 is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.64611, -118.60639
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NBMG Sample Site 2972 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2972
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District; Pine Forest 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: Vein
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2972 FROM ADIT DUMP CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.15% TI, 100 PPMN, 10 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 50 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED, IRON-STAINED VEIN WITH VISIBLE SULFIDE MINERALIZATION AND NOTICEABLE SLICKENSIDES, SUGGESTING POST-MINERAL. FAULT MOVEMENT
Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE PASS CREEK ABOUT 0.4 MILE FROM MOUTH. ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT FROM THE EAST. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): ADITS AND PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-30-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
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.
