The NBMG Sample Site 3839 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,390 feet.
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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: 39.24528, -118.18167
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NBMG Sample Site 3839 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3839
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Silicification Of Vein Material
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 3839 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 2% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.07% TI, 200 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 500 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 50 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 150 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): BETWEEN NEVADA HILLS FLORENCE MINE AND IDA MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): PROBABLY EXPLORED IN EARLY 1900'S. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): CROSS-CUT ADIT ON VEIN 4-6 FT WIDE IN RHYOLITE. TRACEABLE ON SURFACE FOR OVER 300 FT. VEIN CONSISTS OF STRINGERS OF VUGGY IRON-STAINED QUARTZ-LIMONITE WITH MINOR BRECCIATION.
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADIT ON EXPOSED VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG MAP FILE 7, CLAIM MAP OF FAIRVIEW DISTRICT
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.
