The NBMG Sample Site 2239 is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,141 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: 5,141 Feet (1,567 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.26611, -118.54000
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NBMG Sample Site 2239 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2239
Secondary: Bliss Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jackson Mountains 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Replacement Mn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching; Potassic
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2239, A RANDOM CHIP, 9 FT, VOLCANIC-SHEAR ZONE CONTACT WITH FELSIC INTRUSIVE. BLEACHED, IRON-STAINED, RECRYSTALLIZED "POTASSIC", PYRITE CAST, LIMONITE. IT CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.2% MG, 3% CA, 0.2% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 3000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 7 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF NORTH FORTH OF BLISS CANYON, ABOUT A MILE UP FROM ITS MOUTH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION DATA AND SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
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.
