The NBMG Sample Site 2882 is a silver, tungsten, and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tungsten, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.89056, -119.09528
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NBMG Sample Site 2882 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2882
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Truckee District; Fireball Ridge
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
Type: Surface/Underground
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: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Shear
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2882 FROM SHAFT DUMP CONTAINS 3 % FE, 2 % MG, 5 % CA, 0.5 % TI, 500 PPM MN, 20 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 7 PPM CO, 300 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 100 PPM LA, 70 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 20 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR, AND 0.12 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): NW PART OF FIREBALL RIDGE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD WORKING; NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1985.
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE WAS SELECTED FROM A DUMP IN FRONT OF A SHALLOW EXPLORATION SHAFT IN CHLORITIZED METASEDIMENTS WITH MINOR EPIDOTE. THE 30-FT SHAFT IS ON A MINOR SHEAR WHICH SHOWS VERY LITTLE ALTERATION OR MINERALIZATION, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN FOR TUNGSTEN(?)- IT IS NEAR A CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): 30-FT EXPLORATION SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, P. 85-86, PL. I.
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.
