The NBMG Sample Site 2942 is a silver and lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.98778, -118.43972
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NBMG Sample Site 2942 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2942
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Edward C. Barr And Leonard Cubbins Of Grandview, Washington, (Staked
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-S Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2942 FROM VEIN INCLUDED WHITE BULL QUARTZ WITH CLOTS OF GALENA AND OTHER SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN SHALE CROSS-CUTS BEDDING NEAR ADIT HALFWAY UP SLOPE.
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD ROAD NORTH OF JUNGO, FAIR ROAD WEST TO WORKINGS WHICH ARE PERCHED ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN, MOST ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY STEEP FOOT TRAILS-ROAD GOES TO THIS ADIT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): LARGE ADIT; REMAINS OF A TRAM INCLUDING DRUM AND CLUTCH
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 8 JUNE 85, 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.
