The NBMG Sample Site 3883 is a barium-barite mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,790 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,790 Feet (1,460 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 39.29028, -118.14056
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NBMG Sample Site 3883 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3883
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Chalk Mountain 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: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Vitrophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Vitrophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3883 OF VOLCANIC TUFF CONTAINS 3% FE, 1% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.3% TI, 300 PPM MN, 15 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 7 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON TOP OF PROMINENT KNOB SOUTH OF CHALK MOUNTAIN AND JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AT DRUMM SUMMIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): GOLD PROSPECT?
Comment (Deposit): NO VISIBLE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Workings): ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, 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.
