NBMG Sample Site 2966, 2967

The NBMG Sample Site 2966, 2967 is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2966, 2967

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Leonard Creek 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: Past Producer
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: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1966 CONTAINS 15 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.02 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 5000 PPM AS, 15 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 200 PPM BI, 10 PPM CO, 3000 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 10000 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 200 PPM V, 150 PPM W, 5000 PPM ZN, AND 23 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS. SAMPLE 2967 CONTAINS 10 % FE, 0.05 % MG, 0.05 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 100 PPM CR, 2000 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 3000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR, AND 28 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR SADDLE MINE. UNSURVEYED. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS ON NE SIDE OF RIDGE; SMALL MILL AND CONCENTRATOR; PROSPECT.

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION; A SMALL MILL AND CONCENTRATOR WERE PRESENT, BUT NO LONGER OPERABLE.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FOLLOW IRON-STAINED, BRECCIATED VEIN SYSTEMS WITH HIGHLY IRREGULAR DIPS AND STRIKES. THEY ARE RELATIVELY SMALL WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM TO DEVELOP WITHOUT DROPPING BELOW THE RIDGE. SAMPLE 2966 WAS SELECTED FROM SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN IN ADIT AND ON DUMP. SAMPLE 2967 WAS FROM A SMALL QUARTZ VEIN/GOSSAN OUTCROP-VERY OXIDIZED, VUGGY, PARTLY BRECCIATED.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 29 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.