The NBMG Sample Site 2804 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,184 feet.
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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: 5,184 Feet (1,580 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.74083, -118.62361
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NBMG Sample Site 2804 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2804
Secondary: NBMG Samplesite 2802
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: Mark Steen -Name On Local Claim Notice
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 100 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 70 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 200 PPM SB, 7 PPM SC, 700 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2804 FROM DUMPS AND FROM VEIN CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.3% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.1% TI, 20 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS)
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES WNW OF MAIN SCOSSA MINE AREA. ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROAD. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): DRILLING WITHIN LAST 6 MONTHS (1984)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN QUARTZ BRECCIA AND PHYLLITE; THE SHAFTS ARE OLD, PARTIALLY TIMBERED AND IN POOR REPAIR. VEIN HAS A GOSSAN-LIKE ALTERATION IN PLACES AND APPEARS TO BE FAULT-CONTROLLED.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFTS AND WORKINGS HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRILLING SITES WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS (1984). OLD SHAFTS PARTIALLY TIMBERED AND IN POOR REPAIR
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, PC. 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.
