The NBMG Sample Site 3821 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.20333, -118.17306
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NBMG Sample Site 3821 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3821
Secondary: Fairview Claims?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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: Spectrum Exploration, Le Roi Spriggs
Home Office: Hawthorne, NV
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3821 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% TI, 70 PPM MN, 70 PPM AG, 1.4 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 20 PPM CU, 30 PPM PB, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): STAKED AS FAIRVIEW CLAIMS, BUT NOT FILED APPARENTLY. SAMPLED RECENTLY BY TENNECO ALSO.
Comment (Deposit): 3-4 FT WIDE WHITE QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING OLDER SEDIMENTS. SAMPLE WAS CHIPPED FROM EXPOSED PORTION OF VEIN WHICH SHOWED ONLY MINOR GRAY SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT; SMALL TRENCH AND SMALL CAVED ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, AND TINGLEY, J.V., 10 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
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.
