NBMG Sample Site 1256

The NBMG Sample Site 1256 is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1256
Secondary: Aztec Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Dyer 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

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR PODS, LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1256 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5% MG, 2% CA, 0.3% TI, 300 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 1000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 7 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 300 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 70 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 500 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 20 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES OF WHITE QUARTZ, ALONG BEDDING IN ARGILLITE-SLATE, CONTORTED BEDDING. WHITE QUARTZ VEINLETS LACE SLATY WALLROCK; SOME VEIN PODS ARE HALF QUARTZ, HALF CALCITE, WITH MINOR FE OXIDE STAIN.

Comment (Workings): MINOR PROSPECT, CUT

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 8/16/82.

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.