The NBMG Sample Site 3835 is a silver, manganese, lead, and zinc mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.24722, -118.19722
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NBMG Sample Site 3835 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3835
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Strontium
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
Type: Underground
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 Zn-Pb
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3835 FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 1% MG, 7% CA, 0.3% TI, +5000 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 20 PPM CO, 30 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 500 PPM MO, +20000 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Development): PROSPECTED IN EARLY 1900'S? NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SKARN FORMATION ALONG CONTACT OF LIMEY SHALE WITH GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): LARGE SHAFT PERHAPS 150 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY J.V., 12 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.
