The NBMG Sample Site 2356 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,051 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.56278, -117.89667
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NBMG Sample Site 2356 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2356
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Willow Creek 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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2356 OF SELECT QUARTZ VEIN MATTER FROM SMALL DUMPS CONTAINS 7% FE, 0.7% MG, 3% CA, 0.15% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 50 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 150 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS, (PORTALS CAVED), SMALL DUMPS, RECENT WORK ON PART OF ROAD
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE SOUTH OF WADLEY MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, ALTHOUGH RO-MAC IS PLACERING IN THE CANYON BELOW WADLEY MINE
Comment (Deposit): A FEW SPOTTY OCCURRENCES OF VEIN QUARTZ ON DUMP. WALLROCK IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO VEIN MATTER IS BLEACHED; IRON-STAINED ROCK IS MORE EXTENSIVE
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 8 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL.1.
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.
