The NBMG Sample Site 3834 is a copper and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.24528, -118.19333
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NBMG Sample Site 3834 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3834
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
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: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3834 FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.15% TI, 300 PPM MN, 0.07% MG, 5% CA, 3 PPM AG, 20 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 3000 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 1500 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW INCLINE
Comment (Location): WEST OF NEVADA HILLS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS; NO ACTIVITY IN 1986
Comment (Deposit): SKARN FORMATION ALONG CONTACT OF SEDIMENTS AND FELSITE. LATEST ROCKS ON PUMP ARE A FINE-GRAINED GRANITE
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.
