The NBMG Sample Site 2968 is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.59167, -118.62806
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NBMG Sample Site 2968 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2968
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Leonard Creek 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: 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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2968 CONTAINS 15 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 0.01 % TI, 500 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 200 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 300 PPM CU, 150 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 7 PPM SC, 300 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZN, AND 5.7 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.3 MILES DUE WEST OF OKLAHOMA MINE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, BUT ORE BIN INDICATES SOME SMALL PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): DOZER CUT PARTIALLY DESTROYED OLD ADIT, AND EXPOSED PART OF THE VEIN SYSTEM. SAMPLE 2968 WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEIN IN THE DOZER CUT AND FROM A PILE OF VEIN MATERIAL NEAR THE ORE BIN.
Comment (Workings): SMALL ADIT AND LARGE DOZER CUT NEXT TO AN ORE BIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 29 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.
