The NBMG Sample Site 2666 is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.74972, -117.95250
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NBMG Sample Site 2666 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2666
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Sierra District; Dunglen 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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 OLD VERTICAL SHAFTS, STOPES, STONE CRIBBING IN STOPES
Comment (Location): OLD MINING AREA SOUTH OF TALLULA MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD MINING AREA SOUTH OF TALLULAMINE; ROCK RUIN NORTH OF MINE WORKINGS; NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985
Comment (Deposit): VERTICAL WHITE QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANODIORITE. VEIN IS 6 INCHES TO 1 FT WIDE WHERE SEEN IN STOPE PILLARS; MILK-WHITE QUARTZ CONTAINS SOME SPOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 18 JUN 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.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.
