The NBMG Sample Site 3836 is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,190 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: 5,190 Feet (1,582 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.24222, -118.19083
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NBMG Sample Site 3836 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3836
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3836 CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.2% TI, 700 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 10000 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 15000 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS PROBABLY DATING FROM EARLY 1900'S; NO ACTIVITY IN 1986
Comment (Location): WEST OF NEVADA HILLS MINE; NO ROADS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT ZONE OF GRANITE WITH SHALEY SEDIMENTS. BASE METAL SULFIDES ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINING.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT COLLARED IN GRANITE
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.
