The NBMG Sample Site 2242 is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.24639, -118.54333
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NBMG Sample Site 2242 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2242
Secondary: Alaska Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: REE
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
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
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
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2242, GRAB SAMPLE OF TACTITE, CONTAINS 15% FE, 0.05% MG, + 20% CA, 0.02% TI, 300 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CO, 5000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM LA, 15 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 20 PPM SN, 1500 PPM SR, 50 PPMV, 20 PPMY. ALSO CONTAINS 0.55 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS)
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A MILE UP CANYON FROM SAMPLE SITE 2241, NORTH OF HEAD OF CREEK. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE PENDANT IN ANDESITE OF HAPPY CREEK VOLCANICS; TACTITE BEARING MALACHITE, GARNET, HEMATITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 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.
