The NBMG Sample Site 3876 is a lead and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,721 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: 4,721 Feet (1,439 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.32778, -118.12528
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NBMG Sample Site 3876 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3876
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Chalk Mountain
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: SAMPLE 3876 CHIPPED FROM VEIN CONTAINS +20% FE, 1.5% MG, 3% CA, 0.15% TI, 200 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 150 PPM BI, 30 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 20 PPM SN, 100 PPM V, 150 PPM W, 15 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN DOLOMITE AND GRANODIORITE-GOSSAN WITH FE-MN OXIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 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.
