The NBMG Sample Site 2823 is a tungsten and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,741 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,741 Feet (1,445 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.41, -118.81389
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NBMG Sample Site 2823 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2823
Secondary: Unnamed Tungsten Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Seven Troughs 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2823, A COMPOSITE OF VEIN MATERIALS FROM ADITS AND PROSPECTS, CONTAINS 10 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 5 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 2.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 2000 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SOUTH OF TUNGSTEN PROSPECT AT NBMG SAMPLE SITE 2822. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985.
Comment (Deposit): SOME OF THE CONTACT ZONES HAVE MINOR SULFIDES MINERALIZATION, AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF ALTERATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINS IN THE ADJACENT GRANITES.
Comment (Workings): ADITS AND PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 7 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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.
