The NBMG Sample Site 3935 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,889 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: 5,889 Feet (1,795 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.4675, -118.27917
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NBMG Sample Site 3935 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3935
Secondary: 1-Mile Claims
Secondary: Mile-1 Lode
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
Owner Name: S. Chapneys, C. Gardner And Reynolds Of Fallon, Nv.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization Of Wall Rock Along Vein Edges.
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 3935 FROM SHAFT DUMP CONTAINS 6.7 PPM AU (0.2 OZ/TON)-BY AA ANALYSIS, AND 0.7% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 30 PPM MN, 70 PPM AG, 30 PPM AU, 10 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 10 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 20 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TIMBERED, WITH TRIPOD HEADFRAME, 3 PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 1.5 MILES UPSTREAM (NORTH) OF RUINS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE CLAIMS STAKED AUGUST 1986
Comment (Deposit): VUGGY IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN WITH MINOR SULFIDES. NARROW QUARTZ VEINS OCCUPYING SHEAR ZONES CUTTING ANDESITE. VUGS AND FRACTURE SURFACES ARE COATED WITH LIMONITE AND DARK RED IRON OXIDE. WALL ROCKS ARE KAOLINIZED ON THE VEIN CONTACTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, TINGLEY, J.V., NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 8 OCT 86.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, 1986, MINING CLAIM RECORD
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER RECORDS.
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.
