The NBMG Sample Site 2898 is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.03167, -119.25806
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NBMG Sample Site 2898 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2898
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2898 FROM CONTACT ZONE CONTAINS 2% FE, 1% MG, 7% CA, 0.1% TI, 3000 PPM MN, 50 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 30 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 7 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 5 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 150 PPM W, 15 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PARTLY CAVED ADIT
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY BADLY WASHED ROADS, 2000 FT ESE OF M.G.L. MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): ADIT WAS DRIVEN ON AN IRREGULAR CONTACT BETWEEN THE AULD LANG SYNE GROUP AND A GRANODIORITE. THE POORLY MINERALIZED ZONE HAD MINOR TUNGSTEN IN A STRONGLY IRON-STAINED CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1 MAR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR, 85-3
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, 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.
