The NBMG Sample Site 3942 is a silver, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 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: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.42806, -118.24167
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NBMG Sample Site 3942 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3942
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3942 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.003% TI, 10 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 200 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 15 PPM V.
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN ELEVENMILE CANYON ON NORTHEAST SIDE ABOUT 4.5 MILES ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH DIXIE VALLEY WASH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN AND VEINLETS OF CALCITE IN LIMESTONE WITH HEMATITE STAINING AND BOXWORKS AFTER PYRITE.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 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.
