The NBMG Sample Site 2517 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.55139, -118.21333
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NBMG Sample Site 2517 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2517
Secondary: Part of Florida Canyon Project
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Pegasus Gold Corp
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2517 OF CUTTINGS FROM DRILL HOLE BFC 13-4, OXIDIZED AND CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE, CONTAINS 2% FE, 2% MG, + 20% CA, 0.2% TI, 500 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 150 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 50 PPMZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PRIDA LIMESTONE 100 M FROM CONTACT WITH RHYOLITES OF KOIPATO GROUP. CUTTINGS INDICATE THAT HOLE BOTTOMED IN CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): ROTARY DRILL HOLE
Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE OF JOHNSON CANYON, ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR JEEP TRAIL. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): DRILL HOLE-PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 4 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-666.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
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.
