NBMG Sample Site 2882

The NBMG Sample Site 2882 is a silver, tungsten, and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2882

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Truckee District; Fireball Ridge

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

Type: Surface/Underground

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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Shear

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2882 FROM SHAFT DUMP CONTAINS 3 % FE, 2 % MG, 5 % CA, 0.5 % TI, 500 PPM MN, 20 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 7 PPM CO, 300 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 100 PPM LA, 70 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 20 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR, AND 0.12 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Materials

Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Location): NW PART OF FIREBALL RIDGE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD WORKING; NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1985.

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE WAS SELECTED FROM A DUMP IN FRONT OF A SHALLOW EXPLORATION SHAFT IN CHLORITIZED METASEDIMENTS WITH MINOR EPIDOTE. THE 30-FT SHAFT IS ON A MINOR SHEAR WHICH SHOWS VERY LITTLE ALTERATION OR MINERALIZATION, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN FOR TUNGSTEN(?)- IT IS NEAR A CONTACT.

Comment (Workings): 30-FT EXPLORATION SHAFT.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, P. 85-86, PL. I.

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.