The NBMG Sample Site 2422 is a silver and lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,816 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,816 Feet (1,468 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.90861, -118.47917
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NBMG Sample Site 2422 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2422
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area
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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2422, SELECT SAMPLE OF BEST LOOKING QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.1% TI, 200 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 500 PPM CD, 15 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 1000 PPM PE, 20 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 6-8 SHALLOW PITS AROUND KNOB OF HILL
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): PHYLLITE WITH BLOBS-VEINS-OF MILKY WHITE IRON-STAINED QUARTZ
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 18 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND 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.
