NBMG Sample Site 2959

The NBMG Sample Site 2959 is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,810 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2959

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Aplite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Aplite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2959 FROM THE VEIN SYSTEM AND A FINE-GRAINED GRANITE HOST CONTAINS 7 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 0.7 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 70 PPM ZR, AND 0.45 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): HIGH ON HILL ON SOUTH SIDE BARTLETT CREEK ABOUT 0.6 MILE ABOVE ITS MOUTH, ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS; NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION.

Comment (Deposit): MINOR COPPER MINERALIZATION; 50-FT SHAFT ON TOP OF HILL WAS SUNK ON A 2-3 FT QUARTZ VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, ALL CAVED AND A 50-FT SHAFT.

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.