The NBMG Sample Site 2935 is a silver and copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,676 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: 5,676 Feet (1,730 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.59028, -118.81056
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NBMG Sample Site 2935 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2935
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2935
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR OLD DIRT ROAD STREWN WITH LARGE ROCKS. ROADS TOWORKINGS NO LONGER USABLE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN JUNE 1985.
Comment (Deposit): BOTH WORKINGS WERE DRIVEN ON A VERTICAL N 45 W QUARTZ VEIN IN A DARK GREY GRANODIORITE. THE UPPER SHAFT WAS DRIVEN ON AN APPARENTLY BARREN PORTION OF THE VEIN SYSTEM. MINERALIZATION ON THE DUMP NEAR THE LOWER ADIT INCLUDES COPPER, TETRAHEDRITE, AND POSSIBLE SILVER ORE.
Comment (Workings): UPPER SHAFT AND LOWER ADIT. OTHER WORKINGS IN THE AREA TO THE SOUTH NOT SHOWN ON THE COUNTY BULLETIN MAP.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6 JUNE 85, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
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.
