The NBMG Sample Site 2923 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,741 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: 5,741 Feet (1,750 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.43417, -119.23667
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NBMG Sample Site 2923 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2923
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Hooker District; Empire District; Gerlach 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
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 2923 IS FROM THE VEIN AND THE ADJACENT GOUGE ZONE. ANALYSISON FILE AT NBMG.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL IN A HIGHLY WEATHERED GRANODIORITE. THE VEINOCCUPIES A SMALL SHEAR. THE PROSPECT FARTHER UP THE HILL IS ON AN OFFSET OF THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 5 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL.J.
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.
