NBMG Sample Site 2883

The NBMG Sample Site 2883 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2883

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper

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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2883 FROM SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN IN STOPE CONTAINS 0.3 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 10 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 300 PPM BI, 30 PPM CD, 70 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 2000 PPM PB, 15 PPM SN, 2000 PPM ZN, AND 0.1 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Workings): OPEN STOPE ABOUT 50 FT DEEP, 40 FT ALONG STRIKE.

Comment (Location): NW END OF FIREBALL RIDGE, ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD E-W ROAD NEAR POWER LINES. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985. OLD WORKINGS; STOPING INDICATES SOME SMALL PAST PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): A 4-FT QUARTZ VEIN HAS BEEN OPEN-STOPED TO SURFACE. VEIN IS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN DIORITE AND YOUNGER ANDESITIC VOLCANICS. OLD TIMBERS AND ORE PILLARS ARE HOLDING THE OPEN-STOPE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE 30-40 YEARS OLD (?) SAMPLE INCLUDES MINERALIZATION FROM THE VEIN, ORE-PILLARS AND DUMPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, P, 85-86, PL. I.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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.