NBMG Sample Site 3935

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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 3935  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

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.


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