The NBMG Sample Site 2249 is a lead, zinc, silver, and barium-barite mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,040 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: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 41.21389, -118.51194
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NBMG Sample Site 2249 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2249
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2249, GRAB OF DUMP, CONTAINS 7% FE, 2% MG, 15% CA, 0.2% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 200 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 2000 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.3 MILE S 50 E FROM RED BOY MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ADEL 1:250000; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): FAULT BRECCIA WITH CALCITE VEINS IN LIMESTONE OR ANDESITE, WITH MANGANESE DENDRITES
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT WITH DUMP
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, 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.
