The NBMG Sample Site 3941 is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,049 feet.
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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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.43167, -118.24861
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NBMG Sample Site 3941 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3941
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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
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 3941 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.7% CA, 0.1% TI, 150 PPM MN, 500 PPM BA, 15000 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 500 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN ELEVENMILE CANYON ON NORTH SIDE ABOUT 5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH DIXIE VALLEY WASH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): WHITE QUARTZ (COCKSCOMB); STREAKS OF WHITE CALCITE FILLING CENTER OF VEINLETS, CU OXIDE STAINING, WITH CLOTS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND SOME TETRAHEDRITE. VEIN IN BRECCIATED ANDESITE IS EXPOSED ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 50 FT ALONG STRIKE ON THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK & TINGLEY, J.V., 8 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.
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.
