The NBMG Sample Site 1426 is a barium-barite, silver, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,729 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,729 Feet (2,051 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9175, -114.45444
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NBMG Sample Site 1426 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1426
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District
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: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1426 CONTAINS 720% CA, 1000 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 20 PPM BA, 1000 PPM PB, 500 PPM SR
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1983
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE FAULT(?) CONTACT BETWEEN PIOCHE SHALE AND DAVIDSON FORMATION. WORKINGS ARE IN SHATTERED, ALTERED, BLEACHED MEDIUM GREY LIMESTONE WITH CRYSTALLINE CALCITE COATING FRACTURES AND CEMENTING BRECCIA. ABUNDANT LIMONITE STAINS FROM OXIDIZED PYRITE GRAINS IN VEINS. PIT EXPOSES A N20W VERTICAL 6 INCH- WIDE SHEAR ZONE WHERE ROCKS ARE EXTENSIVELY CRUSHED AND DUMP ROCK SHOWS SLICKENSIDES. THE LIMESTONE IS PARTIALLY SILICIFIED IN VICINITY OF SHEAR AND THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCKS SUGGESTS THAT BARITE OR FINELY DISSEMINATED GALENA IS INTERGROWN WITH THE CALCITE.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW EXPLORATORY PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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.
