The NBMG Sample 3930 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,230 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: 5,230 Feet (1,594 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.43861, -118.26167
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NBMG Sample 3930 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample 3930
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells District; (Laplata 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
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: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3930 CHIPPED FROM OUTCROP OF HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.3% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.07% TI, 300 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 300 PPM BA, 10 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN ELEVEN MILE CANYON ON NORTH SIDE, ABOUT A MILE BELOW RUINS MARKED ON TOPO MAP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CLAIM POSTS ARE PRESENT BUT NO PAPER WAS FOUND (1986); NO ACTIVITY AT THAT TIME
Comment (Deposit): HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA IN ANDESITE WITH SULFIDES WITH SILICA MATRIX INCLUDING PYRITE. A 6-8 FT WIDE VEIN FORMS A BOLD OUTCROP ON THE EAST SIDE OF A TRIBUTARY CANYON THAT FEED IN FROM THE NORTH OF ELEVEN-MILE CANYON. THE LARGER PORTION OF THE VEIN IS A HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA CONTAINING MINOR PYRITE IN A HIGHLY SILICIFIED MATRIX.
Comment (Workings): SMALL ADIT AND PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 8 OCT 86, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. I.
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.
