The NBMG Sample Site 3830 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,390 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: 5,390 Feet (1,643 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.215, -118.20111
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NBMG Sample Site 3830 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3830
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3830 CHIPPED FROM FACE IN PROSPECT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.07% TI, 100 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 20 PPM LA, 30 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT
Comment (Location): 0.7 MILE W NW OF GRAND CENTRAL MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): EARLY PROSPECTING IN AREA DATES FROM EARLY 1900'S; NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): NARROW SET OF QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH OPEN-SPACES AND SOME KAOLINIZATION & MINOR MINERALIZATION.
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, P. 71-74.
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.
