The NBMG Sample Site 3937 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,951 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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.46778, -118.27861
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NBMG Sample Site 3937 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3937
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
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1986
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, Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3937 FROM FAULT ZONE CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.3% TI, 100 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 300 SR, 30 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 1.5 MILES ABOVE (NORTH OF) RUINS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1986
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
Comment (Deposit): SIX-INCH FAULT ZONE IN ANDESITE-SILICIFIED, KAOLINIZED, WITH IRON-OXIDE STAIN. SAMPLE 3937 COLLECTED A FEW HUNDRED FT TO THE NW ALONG SAME VEIN AS SAMPLE 3936. VEIN HERE IS FAULT BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH CLEAR QUARTZ, COATED WITH IRON OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, TINGLEY, J.V., 8 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER'S OFFICE; MINING CLAIM RECORDS, 1986.
Reference (Deposit): USDI., BLM, 1986 MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG DULL 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.
