The NBMG Sample Site 2339 is a mercury mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,593 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: 4,593 Feet (1,400 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 40.08611, -117.93667
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NBMG Sample Site 2339 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2339
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Table Mountain 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2339 FROM CINNABAR-BEARING LIMESTONE ON DUMP CONTAINS 5 % FE, +10 % MG, +20 % CA, 0.005 % TI, 5000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 200 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, AND 500 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, BUT RECENT FLAGGING AND "TOPOFIL" LINE INDICATE RECENT SAMPLING ACTIVITY.
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR OCCURS AS FRACTURE COATING IN MEDIUM GRAY RECRYSTALIZED LIMESTONE. THE WORKINGS ARE ALONG A N45E, 65 SE FAULT ZONE UP TO 1M WIDE IN THE LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINED SHAFT 10 M DEEP; DRILLHOLES IN AREA JUST NE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 15 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE SITE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUB. DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
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.
