The NBMG Sample 3897 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,069 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,069 Feet (1,545 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.46333, -118.09972
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NBMG Sample 3897 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample 3897
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Owner Name: Robert Murphy, Silver Venture 10
Home Office: 2018 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, Ca 90405
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3897 CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.2% TI, 70 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 7 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 100 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR, 20 PPM LA, 5 PPM SC, 30 PPM SN
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): EXPLORED IN 1907-1908 ERA; STAKED BY ERICKSON'S GROUP IN 1979; NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1986
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FOLLOW A 5-FT THICK VEIN ON A N 35 E HEADING. THE INCLINE FOLLOWS THE VEIN ON A 30 NE DIP SLOPE THAT STEEPENS AT DEPTH. THE VEIN IS IN A FAULT THAT FOLLOWS THE CONTACT OF A HIGHLY ALTERED RHYOLITE AND TUFF OR ANDESITE (?) THE VEIN IS COMPOSED LARGELY OF ARGILLICALLY ALTERED VOLCANIC RUBBLE. THE SAMPLE WAS SELECTED FROM THE PUMPS OF HIGHLY OXIDIZED MATERIAL AND CHIPPED FROM THE VEIN.
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT ADJACENT TO AN INCLINED SHAFT. THERE WAS ALSO A BLACKSMITH'S HEARTH AND POSSIBLE LIVING SPACE WITHIN THE ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 24 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES
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.
