The NBMG Sample Site 3877 is a copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,560 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
Elevation: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.32417, -118.12833
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NBMG Sample Site 3877 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3877
Secondary: Berg Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
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
Owner Name: Clyde Berg And Earth Energy, Inc.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3877 FROM DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS +20% FE, 5% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.003% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 100 PPM CO, 7000 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 700 PPM SN, 15 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 700 PPM ZN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): BERG CLAIMS STAKED FROM 1964 TO 1974 AND HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO PRESENT (1986)
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, 1986, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES.
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.
