The NBMG Sample Site 2252 is a silver and copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.41722, -118.50722
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NBMG Sample Site 2252 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2252
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Boron-Borates
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2252, GRAB OF ADIT DUMP, CONTAINS 10% FE, 5% MG, 3% CA, 0.15% TI, 700 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, + 2000 PPM B, 70 PPM CO, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SIDE OF JACKSON CREEK ABOUT 0.7 MILE UP FROM ITS MOUTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = LOVELOCK 1:250000
Comment (Workings): ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 1984.
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.
