The NBMG Sample Site 3950 is a tungsten mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.46, -118.30528
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NBMG Sample Site 3950 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3950
Secondary: Jolly Rodger Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
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
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3950 FROM SHAFT DUMP OF SKARN AND QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.3% MG, 7% CA, 0.1% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 20 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 7 PPM SC, 50 PPM SN, 500 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): IN TRIBUTARY CANYON ON EAST TO LAPLATA CANYON, ABOUT 0.8 MILE ABOVE LAPLATA SITE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1986, CLAIMS HAVE LAPSED; AREA IS WITHIN THAT STAKED BY CONOCO IN 1970.
Comment (Deposit): GARNET-RICH SKARN ZONE ALONG IRREGULAR CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN METASEDIMENTS AND GRANITE; WITH CALCITE CLOTS, EPIDOTE, AND MINOR TUNGSTEN. SHAFT AND INCLINE FOLLOW AN IRREGULAR CONTACT BETWEEN SHALE/SILTSTONE AND GRANITE. THE GENERAL TREND OF THE CONTACT IS N 75 W, 35 NE. GARNET-EPIDOTE SKARN HAS FORMED ALONG THE CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT; SHAFT AND INCLINE ALONG WITH TRENCHES AND PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, & TINGLEY, J.V., NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 9 OCT 86
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS-RECORDERS OFFICE.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J., PERSONAL NOTES
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 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.
