NBMG Sample Site 3932

The NBMG Sample Site 3932 is a silver and copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,561 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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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.