The NBMG Sample Site 2809 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,807 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: 5,807 Feet (1,770 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.58333, -118.72806
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NBMG Sample Site 2809 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2809
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Farrell District; Stone House District; Seven Troughs District (Northern Part)
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: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Obsidian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Obsidian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2809 OF VOLCANIC BRECCIA WITH IRON OXIDES CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.7% MG, .2% CA, 0.07% TI, 200 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 100 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 500 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): VERY POOR ROAD THE LAST 3 MILES. IN EGBERT CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE IN ALLUVIUM ADJACENT TO AN ANDESITE DIKE THAT BEARS N20 E AND DIPS 75 W. THE OTHER PROSPECT ON NORTH SIDE OF EGBERT CANYON IS IN A PERLITE.
Comment (Workings): ONE VERY SHALLOW SHAFT OR PROSPECT NEAR A FALLING-DOWN CABIN; ANOTHER PROSPECT ACROSS THE CANYON.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL 1.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 4 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
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.
