NBMG Sample Site 2887

The NBMG Sample Site 2887 is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,249 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2887

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Nightingale 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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults With Nw-Trending Cross-Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2887 OF DUMP AND VEIN IN ADIT CONTAINS 20% FE, 0.05% CA, 0.02% TI, 100 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 70 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 500 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 100 PPM SB, 50 PPM V.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ONLY ACCESS IS FROM THE NORTH, WHICH IS POOR . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): AN OLD EAST-BEARING ADIT, DRIVEN FROM THE WEST IN SCORIACEOUS VOLCANIC FLOW. FAULT-CONTROLLED VEIN, HIGHLY FE-STAINED AND COATED WITH MN, ARSENIDES (?) AND POSSIBLY GOLD.

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Development): OLD PROSPECT

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 28 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, PL. 1,2.

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.