The NBMG Sample Site 3816 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,180 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: 5,180 Feet (1,579 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.15833, -118.19000
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NBMG Sample Site 3816 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3816
Secondary: Rex #15 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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: Spectrum Exploration, Le Roi Spriggs
Home Office: Hawthorne, NV
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3816 CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.07% TI, 70 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 5 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF NEVADA CROWN MINE AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): REX CLAIMS FILED AFTER 1982 CLOSURE. AREA RECENTLY SAMPLED BY TENNECO/ECHO BAY
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN SHEAR 3 FT WIDE, CONSISTING OF HIGHLY ALTERED VOLCANIC BRECCIA TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FT ON SURFACE
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): USDI-BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY RECORDER MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
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.
