NBMG Sample Site 2836

The NBMG Sample Site 2836 is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,429 feet.

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 2836  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,429 Feet (1,350 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.535, -118.42583

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NBMG Sample Site 2836 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2836


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: San Jacinto 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: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shears In Area


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE 2836 CONTAINS 10 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 15 % CA, 0.05 % TI, 1500 PPM MN, 300 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 15 PPM BI, +500 PPM CD, 500 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, +20000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 15 PPM SN, 100 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, +10000 PPM ZN, AND 0.8 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 0.4 MILE WEST OF MAIN POKER BROWN AREA. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): SOME RECENT STAKING IN VICINITY OF POKER BROWN MINE TO THE EAST.

Comment (Deposit): 6-8 FT VEIN

Comment (Workings): ADIT, PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 13 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

Reference (Deposit): EARL, PHILLIP I., 30 NOV 86, `POKER' BROWN: IN PURSUIT OF ORE AND CARD GAMES: RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1936, USBM IC 6902, P. 35.


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