The NBMG Sample Site 2424 is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.91611, -118.49222
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NBMG Sample Site 2424 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2424
Secondary: Part of Mary Claims?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area
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
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2424 OF VUGGY, FE-STAINED QUARTZ BRECCIA CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.05 CA, 0.002% TI, 15 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 15 PPM B, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 700 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL ADIT TRENDS SOUTH, ABOUT 20-30 FT LONG. SHALLOW SHAFTS WESTOF ADIT, ABOUT 5-8 FT DEEP. SHALLOW SHORT TRENCH WEST OF SHAFT
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES N OF THE JUNGO ROAD . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS DRIVEN ON A WHITE, DRUSY, SOMEWHAT VUGGY BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN, DISCONTINUOUS, WHICH CUTS CARBONATE ROCKS. BOTH LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ ARE FE-STAINED.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 19 AUG 84, NBMG-FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, 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.
