NBMG Sample Site 1073

The NBMG Sample Site 1073 is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.

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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 1073  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.01889, -118.18389

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NBMG Sample Site 1073 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1073


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Black Horse 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

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: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): NEW ROAD TO AREA IS NOT SHOWN ON CURRENT TOPO, BUT IS IN GOOD SHAPE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS HIGHLY FRACTURED, STAINED WITH FE AND MN OXIDES. SULFIDES ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS FOLLOW EAST TRENDING, ONE FOOT WIDE, QUARTZ VIEN, WHICH DIES OUT ABOUT 50 FEET FROM SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION (AUG. 5, 1982)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.