The NBMG Sample Site 3873 is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.33, -118.12833
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NBMG Sample Site 3873 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3873
Secondary: Berg Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3873 OF VEIN GOSSAN FROM DUMP CONTAINS 20% FE, 3% MG, 3% CA, 0.05% TI, 3000 PPM MN, 700 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 2 PPM BE, 150 PPM BI, 300 PPM CD, 10 PPM CR, 5000 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 7000 PPM PB, 15 PPM SN, 30 PPM V, + 10000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): BERG CLAIMS STAKED FROM 1964 TO 1974 WITH ASSESSMENT CURRENT TO 1986
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 8 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.
