NBMG Sample Site 3942

The NBMG Sample Site 3942 is a silver, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 3942  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.