NBMG Sample Site 2512

The NBMG Sample Site 2512 is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 2512  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.57722, -118.17833

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NBMG Sample Site 2512 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2512


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Imlay District; Humboldt 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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2512, A DUMP GRAB OF RHYOLITE WITH VEIN QUARTZ, TOURMALINE AND RHYOLITE CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.7% MG, 0.5% CA, 100 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, +2000 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 30 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN, 70 PPM ZR.


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF WEST FORK OF IMLAY CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD PROSPECTS WITH NO ACTIVITY FOR MANY YEARS

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN RHYOLITE. PREDOMINANTLY BULL QUARTZ. SEVERAL SIMILAR VEINS OCCUR IN CANYON AND FORM PROMINENT WHITE OUTCROPS

Comment (Workings): PITS, ONE CAVED ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION ON 3 AUG 84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-666, 1967

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.