The NBMG Sample Site 7878 Unnamed Prospect is a lead, zinc, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,230 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,230 Feet (1,899 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.46306, -114.09250
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NBMG Sample Site 7878 Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 7878 Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Vigo Area?
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Prominent Vertical N-S Faulting Cut By Vertical N30w Shears.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Argillic, Silicification, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 787 CONTAINS 500 PPM MN, 700 PPM BA, 100 PPM BI, 700 PPM CU, 200 PPM MO, 2000 PPM PB, 500 PPM ZN, 200 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ROCKS ARE STRONGLY HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED. SAMPLE IS OF ARGILLIZED BRECCIA CEMENTED BY GREY SILICA WITH ABUNDANT ROCK FLOUR, ALMOST MYLONITIC, WITH SOME MILLING EVIDENT. ROCKS EXHIBIT PLATY PARTINGS ALONG FLOW BANDS. MOST OF THE MAFICS ARE GONE AND A FEW GLASSY FRAGMENTS REMAIN. A FEW MNOZ SPOTS STAIN SURFACES, MINOR LIMONTE STAINS, AND VERY FINE SILICEOUS VEINLETS CUT ACROSS ALL SURFACES AND STRUCTURES. ROCKS SHOW SEVERAL STAGES OF ALTERATION AND FAULTING. ROCKS OUTCROPPING ABOVE THE PIT ARE MORE CRYSTALRICH. IN PIT, PROMINENT VERTICAL N-S FAULTING IS CUT BY INTERSECTING VERTICAL N30W SHEARS. PLATY PARTINGS (FLOW PATTERNS?) ARE GENERALLY HORIZONTAL BUT TEND TO DIP N. SILICA HAS FILLED IN BETWEEN THE PARTINGS AND PRODUCES LOCALIZED WAVY TEXTURES. MINOR CHLORITIC ALTERATIONIC PRESENT. ROCKS OBSERVED IN FLOAT INCLUDE HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA, OBSIDIAN NODULES, AND OTHER EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. EUHEDRAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS FILL VUGS AND FRACTURES OF VOLCANICS.
Comment (Location): IN DRAINAGE ON S SIDE OF PINE MOUNTAIN
Comment (Workings): SINGLE BLASTED PROSPECT PIT, 6 FT X 16 FT, SURFACE SCRAPING UP SLOPE
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 8/20/83
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.
