The NBMG Sample Site 3874 is a silver, lead, and tungsten mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,780 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: 4,780 Feet (1,457 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.32889, -118.12444
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NBMG Sample Site 3874 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3874
Secondary: Berg Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: 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
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3874 OF GOSSAN AND SILICIFIED MATERIAL FROM DUMPS CONTAINS 20% FE, 1.5% MG, 3% CA, 0.07% TI, 100 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 15 PPM B, 10 PPM BI, 15 PPM CR, 700 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, + 20,000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 30 PPM SN, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM W, 1500 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN AND SILICIFIED MATERIAL WITH SULFIDES AND OXIDES NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN DOLOMITE AND GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, 1986, MINING CLAIM RECORDS, FILES.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.
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