The NBMG Sample Site 3932 is a silver and copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,561 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: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.43833, -118.27333
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NBMG Sample Site 3932 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3932
Secondary: Short Day Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells 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: Richard Fisk, Laplata Gold Mines
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1976
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: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3932, CHIPPED FROM VEIN EXPOSED NEAR SHAFT CONTAINS 0.05% FE, 0.002% TI, 20 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BI, 2000 PPM CU, 200 PPM PB, 1500 PPM SB, 10 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SW SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF RUINS MARKED ON TOPO MAP. ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD VIA BLACK SPRINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CLAIMS STAKED IN 1976, STILL ACTIVE. NO ACTIVITY ON CLAIMS AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986, BUT NEARBY ROAD-BUILDING AND DRILLING IN RECENT YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: STAKED 1976
Comment (Deposit): NARROW QUARTZ VEIN CUTS FELSITE AND ANDESITE, POORLY EXPOSED STRUCTURE. VEIN MATERIAL ON DUMPS CONSISTS OF WHITE QUARTZ WITH CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE AND POSSIBLY TETRAHEDRITE
Comment (Workings): OLD CAVED SHAFT, VERTICA, CAVED ABOUT 20 FT BELOW COLLAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 8 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): U.S.D.I., BLM., 1986, MINING CLAIM RECORDS
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.
