The NBMG Sample Site 2801 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,954 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: 4,954 Feet (1,510 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.77778, -118.62694
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NBMG Sample Site 2801 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2801
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Scossa 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: Maklenburg/Duncan Of Oklahoma .
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2801 OF MATERIAL FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT VEINS JUST SOUTH OF THE CABINS CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.07% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 150 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 50 PPM CD, 20 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 100 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1500 PPM ZN 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Location): SOUTH SIDE OF ROSEBUD CANYON, JUST WEST OF WONDER METAL. ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD DIRT ROADS OFF MAIN TRACK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.
Comment (Deposit): LOCALLY, QUARTZ VEINS IN PLACE AND AS FLOAT IN ALLUVIUM COVER OLDER METASEDIMENTS. DOZER CUTS USED TO UNCOVER QUARTZ VEINS AND TO DETERMINE THEIR EXTENT. VEINS ARE VUGGY, IRON, STAINED, SOMEWHAT BROKEN QUARTZ. MINE WORKINGS IN LOCAL DRAINAGES IN THIS AREA ARE SUNK TO BED ROCK OR CLAY LENSES TESTING FOR PLACER GOLD.
Comment (Workings): DOZER CUTS, PROSPECTS, SEVERAL CABINS IN FAIR CONDITION.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, 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.
