The NBMG Sample Site 2815 is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,446 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,446 Feet (1,660 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.51833, -118.74083
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NBMG Sample Site 2815 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2815
Secondary: Irish Rose Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Farrell District; Stone House District; Seven Troughs 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
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: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2815 OF METASEDIMENTS NEAR DIKE CONTAINS 7% FE, 5% MG, 5% CA, 1% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 150 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): INACTIVE AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984; PROBABLY ACTIVE IN EARLY DAYS OF THE DAMP ABOUT 1907.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ALONG A NW-TRENDING STRUCTURE
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND MANY PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.75 MILE SW OF FARRELL SITE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 4 SEP 84, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1972, HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA; SEVEN TROUGHS: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NV.
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.
