NBMG Sample Site 2789

The NBMG Sample Site 2789 is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,821 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2789

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Eden 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

Owner Name: Prc Inc.
Home Office: Sparks, Nv.
Years: 1984 -

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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2789 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH STREAKS OF PYRITE FROM LOWER WORKING DUMPS CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.03% TI, 100 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 150 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 5 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986.

Comment (Location): ON TOP OF KNOB ABOUT 0.75 MILE DUE WEST OF EDEN CREEK RANCH, A QUARTER MILE WALK NORTH OF EDEN CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GOLDFIELD 1:250000

Comment (Deposit): ONE ADIT AND SHAFT EXPLORE A N55E SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE THAT OUTCROPS ALONG THE STRIKE AS IT CROSSES A LOW RIDGE. ANOTHER ADIT TO THE NORTH CROSSCUTS THE SILICIFIED ZONE FROM THE NW.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT ADITS AND SHAFT, TRENCHES AND PROSPECTS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 MAR 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 77, 1972, P. 37, PL.I.

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.