The NBMG Sample Site 2887 is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,249 feet.
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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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.93167, -119.30056
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NBMG Sample Site 2887 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2887
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Nightingale 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
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults With Nw-Trending Cross-Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2887 OF DUMP AND VEIN IN ADIT CONTAINS 20% FE, 0.05% CA, 0.02% TI, 100 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 70 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 500 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 100 PPM SB, 50 PPM V.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ONLY ACCESS IS FROM THE NORTH, WHICH IS POOR . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): AN OLD EAST-BEARING ADIT, DRIVEN FROM THE WEST IN SCORIACEOUS VOLCANIC FLOW. FAULT-CONTROLLED VEIN, HIGHLY FE-STAINED AND COATED WITH MN, ARSENIDES (?) AND POSSIBLY GOLD.
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Development): OLD PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 28 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, PL. 1,2.
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.
