The NBMG Sample Site 3933 is a molybdenum, silver, and copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,620 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,620 Feet (1,713 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.43806, -118.27389
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NBMG Sample Site 3933 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3933
Secondary: Short Day Claims
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
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
Owner Name: Richard Fisk, Laplata Gold Mines
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1976
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3933 FROM SHAFT DUMP CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.2% FE, 10 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 15 PPM B, 1000 PPM BI, 3000 PPM CU, 150 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 700 PPM PB, 700 PPM SB, 0.1 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS).
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN CUTS FELSITE AND ANDESITE; STRUCTURE NOT WELL-EXPOSED. VEIN MATERIAL ON DUMP CONSISTS OF WHITE QUARTZ WITH TETRAHEDRITE, CU OXIDES, MOLYBDENITE AND OTHER SULFIDES
Comment (Location): ON TOP OF RIDGE ON SW SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF RUINS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP. ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD FROM BLACK SPRINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RECENT DRILLING ON ACTIVE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1976; RECENT ROAD BUILDING.
Comment (Workings): DEEP OLDER SHAFT, RECENT DRILLING; SHAFT NOW FLOODED; RECENT ROAD-BUILDING
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: STAKED 1976
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 8 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): USDI., 1986, BLM MINING CLAIM RECORD.
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.
