The NBMG Sample Site 1794 is a sulfur mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,692 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: 4,692 Feet (1,430 Meters)
Commodity: Sulfur
Lat, Long: 40.85917, -118.69083
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NBMG Sample Site 1794 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1794
Commodity
Primary: Sulfur
Secondary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Sulphur District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration, Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1794 FROM LARGE PIT, INCLUDING SULFUR, IRON OXIDES, ALUNITE, CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% CA, 0.15% TI, 10 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 15 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 100 PPM PB, 150 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Sulfur
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.6 MILE SOUTH OF EAST CHINA PIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): THIS PORTION CURRENTLY INACTIVE, BUT ACTIVE DRILLING AND GOLD EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES GOING ON JUST TO NORTH (1984)
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PITS AND PROSPECTS; LARGE PIT; TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 2 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
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.
