The NBMG Sample Site 2578 is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.265, -118.35417
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NBMG Sample Site 2578 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2578
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Willard 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: Western States Minerals Corp.
Years: 1985 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Silification
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2582, DUMP GRAB, CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.07% MG, 1% CA, 0.07% TI, 70 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 20 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR, AND 0.9 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS OLD PROSPECTS, ADITS. RECENT DRILLING
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES DUE EAST OF YOUNG RANCH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RECENT CLAIMS; DRILL ROADS POST-1980.
Comment (Deposit): EXTENSIVE ZONE OF STOCKWORK, VEINS, SILICIFICATION AND IRON-STAINING IN PHYLLITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL.1
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 17 JUL 1985, 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.
