NBMG Sample Site 2764

The NBMG Sample Site 2764 is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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 2764  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.11667, -116.75667

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NBMG Sample Site 2764 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 2764


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Ellendale District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone; Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2764 OF IRON-STAINED ALTERED ROCK FROM SMALL INCLINE CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.3% TI, 50 PPM MN, 10 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 20 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 1500 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SMALL PROSPECTS ON NORTH SIDE OF RHYOLITE PLUG ALONG IRON-STAINED SILICIFIED FRACTURES SIMILAR TO AREA AROUND ELLENDALE MINE BUT WITHOUT MINERALIZATION. PROSPECTS ATTEMPT TO EXPOSE CONTACT ZONE ALONG MARGIN OF PLUG.

Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECTS AND DOZER CUTS; SMALL INCLINE

Comment (Location): ONE MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY #6. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 MAR 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 85-91.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.