The NBMG Sample Site 2760 is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,348 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: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.07861, -116.72194
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NBMG Sample Site 2760 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2760
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Ellendale 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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2760 FROM EXPOSED VEIN CONTAINS 7% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.07% TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM BI, 15 PPM CR, 700 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): A SINGLE SHALLOW SHAFT AND RECENT DRILLING IN AND AROUND THE PROSPECT; PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): OFF THE MAIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE MICROWAVE TOWER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RECENT DRILLING IN AND AROUND THE PROSPECT (WITHIN PAST FEW YEARS)
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECTS FOLLOW A SHEAR ZONE IN ALTERED, BLEACHED, ARGILLIZED ANDESITE (?) VEIN IS 2-3 FT THICK, WITHOUT VISIBLE MINERALIZATION-DRILLING ALONG STRIKE N OF SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, P. 85-91, 1984.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 MAR 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT 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.
