The NBMG Sample Site 3923 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,419 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: 4,419 Feet (1,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.4725, -118.12306
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NBMG Sample Site 3923 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3923
Secondary: Also On Treasure Hill Claim #1177
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
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3923 CONTAINED 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.07% TI, 50 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 20 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986. STAKED BY ERICKSON'S GROUP IN 1979; CLAIMS STILL VALID.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE A SHEAR ZONE THAT CONTAINS CONVERGING QUARTZ VEINS. A SECOND LARGE QUARTZ VEIN 2-4 FT WIDE BEARS MORE E-W. COUNTRY ROCK IS HIGHLY ALTERED RHYOLITE, WITH LOCAL OUTCROPS OF ASH-FLOW TUFF. SAMPLE 3923 COLLECTED FROM THE SHAFT DUMP.
Comment (Workings): ONE OLD SHAFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): NORTH OF RED TOP GULCH; ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 6 OCT 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.
