The NBMG Sample Site 1268 is a uranium and zeolites mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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NBMG Sample Site 1268 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1268
Secondary: Sg Claims
Secondary: Felmont Oil Co Claims
Secondary: Gold Money, Gold Money Nos 1-12, Waterhole Nos 1 and 2 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Zeolites
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Felmont Oil Corp. (Locators) 1 Houston Ctr Suite 1109, 1221 Mckinney, Houston
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Monte Cristo Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 48 CLAIMS AREA UNSURVEYED. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL VERTICLE SHAFTS, SURFACE CUTS
Comment (Geology): CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE VOLCANICS, BOXWORKS, CRYSTALS AFTER CALCITE, DRUSY QUARTZ COATS VUGS AND FRACTURES, CALCEDONIC AND OPALINE SILICA COAT & CEMENT BRECCIA
References
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, OCT. 29, 1980., "FELMONT AWARDED CLAIMS IN GILBERT MINING DISTRICT"
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, SEPT 21, 1982.
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.
