NBMG Sample Site 2040

The NBMG Sample Site 2040 is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,579 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2040

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
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

Not available

Rocks

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2040 FROM DUMPS AND VEIN CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.03% TI, 70 PPM MN, 300 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CR, 700 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 1000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): WORKINGS ARE OLD, AND PROBABLY DATE FROM THE 1864-1885 PERIOD OF ACTIVITY. NO ACTIVITY IN 1985 WHEN EXAMINED.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ALIGNED ALONG A N-TRENDING CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN THE CARBONATES AND THE HIGHLY SILICIFIED METASEDIMENTS. THERE ARE EXTENSIVE DUMPS OF BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED VEIN QUARTZ ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORKINGS THAT EXTEND ALONG THE RIDGE THAT OVER LOOKS THE CAMP. VERY LITTLE VISIBLE MINERALIZATION EXCEPT FOR MINOR COPPER SHOWS AND POSSIBLE TETRAHEDRITE. VEINS OCCUR ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND DIP 30-50 NE.

Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF OLD INCLINES, SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 SEP 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1985, OFR 85-263.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984.

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.