The NBMG Sample Site 3829 is a molybdenum, silver, and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,440 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: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.21778, -118.19944
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NBMG Sample Site 3829 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3829
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Strong Argillization.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3829 FROM VEIN CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 0.02% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.005% TI, 20 PPM AG, 0.50 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS) 70 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 100 PPM MO, 20 PPM PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.7 MILE NW OF GRAND CENTRAL MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): DATES FROM EARLY 1900'S? EXPLORATION PERIOD. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): VUGGY QUARTZ VEIN WITH GREY SULFIDES IN MATRIX OF A BRECCIA.
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT PIT, ABOUT 6-8 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, AND TINGLEY, J.V., 11 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974.
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.
