The NBMG Sample Site 3850 is a silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,781 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: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.24139, -118.16944
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NBMG Sample Site 3850 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3850
Secondary: Part of Nevada Hills Mine Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. (Now Tenneco/Echo Bay)
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3850 OF SILICIFIED VEIN MATERIAL FROM THE DUMPS CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 70 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRONG E-W STRUCTURE EAST OF GLORY HOLE. FRACTURE AND ITS QUARTZ STRINGERS ARE FROM A DIFFERENT OF MINERALIZATION THAN THE REST OF NEVADA HILLS.
Comment (Location): JUST S SE OF NEVADA HILLS SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): PART OF NEVADA HILLS WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): SMALL SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA; USGS OFR.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILES, FILE 7, 1906, FAIRVIEW CLAIM MAP.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974.
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.
