NBMG Sample Site 2428

The NBMG Sample Site 2428 is a lead, silver, gold, and antimony mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 2428

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony

Lat, Long: 41.095, -118.34556

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NBMG Sample Site 2428 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2428
Secondary: Area Covered By Stinger Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Cadmium


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

Owner Name: Jim Queen And Al Irelan Of Winnemucca
Years: 1984 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Hornfels
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Hornfels
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2428 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.02% MG, 10 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 3.8 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 20 PPM B, 150 P PM BI, 500 PPM CD, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, +20000 PPM PB, 7000 PPM SB, 20 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SMALL OUTLYING HILL NORTH OF JUNGO HILLS . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO MINING ACTIVITY IN 1984, BUT SOMEONE HAS BEEN EXAMINING THE CLAIM AREA-POSSIBLY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THE CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): 10-12-FT WIDE FAULT ZONE CONTAINING QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL.

Comment (Workings): SHORT OPEN CUT/ADIT INTO TOP OF HILL TRENDS 580E. INCLINED SHAFT 70 NW MAYBE 75-100 FT DEEP; DRIFT TAKES OFF ABOUT 25-30 FT DOWN SHAFT, TRENDING N80E ALONG VEIN. A FEW OTHER SHALLOW CUTS SCATTERED AROUND BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 20 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.


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