NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842

The NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842 is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 feet.

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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 Sites 2841 and 2842  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.57917, -118.41889

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NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Sites 2841 and 2842


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2841 CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.03% TI, 200 PPM MN,2 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, +2000 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 100 PPM BI, 5 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 30 PPM V. SAMPLE 2842 CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, .007% TI, 10 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 1500 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 500 PPM BI, 20 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZN.


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM IS GIVEN FOR SAMPLE SITE 2841. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 2842 IS N 4492910 E381090. SITES ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROAD NORTH OF POKER BROWN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): INACTIVE IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS. SAMPLE 2841 IS A BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED QUARTZ WITH POSSIBLE SULFIDES. SAMPLE 2842 IS FROM THE DUMPS NEAR THE SHAFT AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ WITH POSSIBLE PB-AG MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 4-5 MINOR PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.


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