The NBMG Sample Site 2325 is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,283 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: 6,283 Feet (1,915 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.93861, -117.64111
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NBMG Sample Site 2325 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2325
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Harmony District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification Of Wallrock
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2325 OF GRAB AND SELECT VEIN MATTER FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.015% TI, 50 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 15 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 20 PPM NI, 20 PPM SN, 15 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): INACTIVE IN 1984
Comment (Location): 0.5 MILE SE OF HARMONY MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): A 20-50 CM WIDE QUARTZ VEIN CUTS PHYLLITE AND QUARTZITE. WALLROCKMAY BE SOMEWHAT SILICIFIED, BUT NO ALTERATION IS OBVIOUS
Comment (Workings): TRENCH AND PIT, SMALL DUMP
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 10 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, JAMES, 1967, USGS MAP GQ-656
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.
