NBMG Sample Site 2960

The NBMG Sample Site 2960 is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,649 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2960

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville 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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2960 SELECTED FROM ADIT DUMPS CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 500 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 150 PPM BI, 700 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 7000 PPM SB, 50 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 500 PPM ZN, AND 0.65 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, ALL CAVED AND VERY OLD.

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR IMPROVED ROADS. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS; LOTS OF NEWER CLAIM POSTS BUT NO PAPER. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE IN STRONG BULL QUARTZ SYSTEMS WITH VUGGY COCKADE STRUCTURES.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 28 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, 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.