NBMG Sample Site 1265

The NBMG Sample Site 1265 is a gold 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 1265  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.10944, -117.71528

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NBMG Sample Site 1265 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1265
Secondary: Sg Claims In Part


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert District; Desert 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: Felmont Oil Corp.
Home Office: 1 Houston Ctr, Suite 1109, 1221 Mckinney, Houston, Tx, 77002
Years: 1982 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Strong Argillization Of Volcanics.


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

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

Comment (Development): RECENT BULLDOZING - PROBABLY ASSESSMENT WORK (1982)

Comment (Deposit): CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE VOLCANICS. BOXWORKS, CRYSTALS AFTER CALCITE & DRUSY QUARTZ COATS VUGS AND FRACTURES. CHALCEDONIC AND OPALINE SILICA COAT AND CEMENT BRECCIA; MAMMIUARY HEMATITE/LIMONITE COAT SURFACES. PYRITE GHOSTS. POSSIBLE MERCURY IN CHALCEDONIC VEINS.

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 5 VERTICAL SHAFTS ON A DUE NORTH TREND WITH WORKINGS TOTALLING PROBABLY 500 FT. ABUNDANT PERIPHERAL WORKINGS, RECENT BULLDOZING, ASSESSMENT WORK.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9-11-82


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.