NBMG Sample Site 3881

The NBMG Sample Site 3881 is a lead mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.

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 3881  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 39.3175, -118.12556

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NBMG Sample Site 3881 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3881


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Zinc


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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE 3881 CHIPPED FROM VEIN CONTAINS 15% FE, 7% MG, 7% CA, 0.07% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CO, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 500 PPM PB, 200 PPM SN, 200 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT AND SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CONSISTS OF FAULT GOUGE WITH SULFIDES NEAR CONTACT OF DOLOMITE AND GRANODIORITE.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.


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.