The NBMG Sample Site 3949 is a silver, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.45944, -118.30639
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NBMG Sample Site 3949 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3949
Secondary: Jolly Rodger Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Bismuth
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Of Granite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3949 OF VEIN MATERIAL NEAR SHAFT AND ALONG TRENCH, CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.15% CA, 30 PPM MN, 700 PPM AG, 1000 PPM BI, 7000 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 5000 PPM PB, 15 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE ON EAST SIDE OF LAPLATA CANYON ABOUT 0.7 MILE ABOVE LAPLATA SITE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TRENCH ON TOP OF HILL
Comment (Development): CLAIMS INACTIVE; NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN OCT, 1986; IN AREA OF CLAIM BLOCK STAKED BY CONOCO IN 1970 AS A CU-MO PROSPECT
Comment (Deposit): 1.5 FT QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED IN A SHEAR ZONE NEAR A SHAFT, ALONG A TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, & TINGLEY, J.V., 9 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1986, PERSONAL NOTES
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.
