NBMG Sample Site 2518

The NBMG Sample Site 2518 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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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.