The NBMG Sample Site 3893 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.47139, -118.08778
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NBMG Sample Site 3893 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3893
Secondary: Treasure Hill Claim #1079 Nearby
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3893 OF QUARTZ WITH SULFIDES, IN ANDESITE, FROM DUMP CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.07% TI, 300 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 0.6 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 700 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 20 PPM CU, 50 PPM PB, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS, NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1986
Comment (Deposit): SW-BEARING CROSSCUT ADIT IN RHYOLITE NEAR CONTACT WITH ANDESITE INTRUSIVE. WORKINGS ARE FAIRLY LARGE BUT THE VEIN APPEARS TO HAVE PINCHED OUT WITH ONLY LIMITED MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): ADIT, FAIRLY LARGE WORKINGS
Comment (Location): WORKINGS ARE NEXT TO A JEEP TRAIL THAT LEADS SOUTH FROM THE VICTOR-GEIGER GAP ROAD, NEAR THE EDGE OF TREASURE HILL CLAIM #1079 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 24 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES.
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.
