The NBMG Sample Site 2518 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.54972, -118.20833
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NBMG Sample Site 2518 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2518
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 2518 OF DRILL CUTTINGS FROM HOLE B-13-1, OXIDIZED AND CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE, CONTAINS 2% FE, 1.5% MG, 2% CA, 0.2% TI, 500 PPM MN, 1PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 50 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 700 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLE
Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE, 200 M FROM CONTACT WITH RHYOLITE
Comment (Development): DRILLED (1984)
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF JOHNSON CANYON NEAR ITS HEAD . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-03, 1985.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., J.R., 4 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-666, 1967.
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.
