NBMG Sample Site 2801

The NBMG Sample Site 2801 is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,954 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2801

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Scossa 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: Maklenburg/Duncan Of Oklahoma .
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2801 OF MATERIAL FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT VEINS JUST SOUTH OF THE CABINS CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.07% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 150 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 50 PPM CD, 20 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 100 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1500 PPM ZN 30 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Location): SOUTH SIDE OF ROSEBUD CANYON, JUST WEST OF WONDER METAL. ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD DIRT ROADS OFF MAIN TRACK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): LOCALLY, QUARTZ VEINS IN PLACE AND AS FLOAT IN ALLUVIUM COVER OLDER METASEDIMENTS. DOZER CUTS USED TO UNCOVER QUARTZ VEINS AND TO DETERMINE THEIR EXTENT. VEINS ARE VUGGY, IRON, STAINED, SOMEWHAT BROKEN QUARTZ. MINE WORKINGS IN LOCAL DRAINAGES IN THIS AREA ARE SUNK TO BED ROCK OR CLAY LENSES TESTING FOR PLACER GOLD.

Comment (Workings): DOZER CUTS, PROSPECTS, SEVERAL CABINS IN FAIR CONDITION.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.

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.