The NBMG Sample Site 2956 is a copper and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,911 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,911 Feet (1,497 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.4275, -118.87111
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NBMG Sample Site 2956 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2956
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville 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: Cole, James H.
Home Office: Winnemucca, Nv
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2956 CONTAINED 10 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.01 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, AND 0.2 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE VIA POOR DIRT ROAD THE LAST 2 MILES. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.
Comment (Deposit): COPPER-RICH QUARTZ VEINS ALONG A N15W, 65 SW EXPOSED BY PROPSPECTS AND A SHAFT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ALONG STRIKE. SAMPLE 2956 WAS FROM PROSPECTS AND SHAFT DUMP.
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DOZER CUTS, ONE CABIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 28 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, PL. 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.
