NBMG Sample Site 2325

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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 2325  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.