The NBMG Sample Site 2243 is a copper, silver, gold, and lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.23806, -118.51972
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NBMG Sample Site 2243 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2243
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Antimony
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Potassic Hydrothermal Alteration.
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2243, GRAB OF DUMP, CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.2% TI, 500 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 0.15 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 200 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CO, 3000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 100 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 2000 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF SOUTH FORK OF CLOVER CREEK . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN ANDESITIC VOLCANICS, WITH QUARTZ VEINS. POTASSIC HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT WITH DUMP
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.
