The NBMG Sample Site 1480 is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,676 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: 5,676 Feet (1,730 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.235, -118.76417
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NBMG Sample Site 1480 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1480
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Velvet 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1480 OF KAOLINIZED, SILICIFIED WELDED ASH-FLOW TUFF WITH DULL ORANGE-BROWN LIMONITE ON FRACTURE SURFACES CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 0.3 % , 0.1 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 20 PPM CU, 100 PPM LA, 20 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 10 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR, AND 0.05 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF VELVET GOLD MINE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.
Comment (Deposit): RUBBLE ZONE ALONG N20W, NEAR VERTICAL STRUCTURE WHICH CUTS ARGILLIZED, BLEACHED WELDED ASH-FLOW TUFF. SILICIFICATION ALONG STRUCTURE; ZONE IS ABOUT 15 FT WIDE AS EXPOSED IN ADIT AND CUTS.
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT INTO SOUTH RIM OF BASIN; CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 5 JUN 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINTAION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULLETIN 89, 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.
