The NBMG Sample Site 2423 is a gold, copper, antimony, and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Antimony, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.1, -118.55333
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NBMG Sample Site 2423 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2423
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Red Butte 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
Owner Name: Harris Family? Winnemucca, Nevada
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2423, SELECT SAMPLE FROM CUT WITH ABUNDANT CU OXIDES CONTAINS 2% FE, 3% MG, 15% CA, 0.1% TI, 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 6.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 500 PPM CD, 50 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, +10000 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 5000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST NE OF SNOWDRIFT MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): HIGHLY ALTERED COARSE-GRAINED INTRUSIVE WITH MINOR CALCITE VEINING, MUCH FE OXIDE, CU OXIDES PLAINLY VISIBLE IN WHAT APPEAR TO BE QUARTZ VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANITIC DIKES FLOAT-COARSE-GRAINED CHLORITIZED DIORITE IN IMMEDIATE AREA, BUT DOES NOT OUTCROP.
Comment (Workings): SMALL PIT WITH FEW DOZER CUTS SCATTERED RANDOMLY AROUND AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 14 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 85-3.
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.
