The NBMG Sample Site 3934 is a copper and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,591 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: 5,591 Feet (1,704 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.4375, -118.27250
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NBMG Sample Site 3934 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3934
Secondary: Short Day Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells District; Laplata 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: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3934 CHIPPED FROM EXPOSED VEIN PROSPECT WITH CU OXIDES AND MINOR SULFIDES CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 100 PPM AG, 200 PPM BI, 3000 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 300 PPM PB, 1500 PPM SB.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT; NEARBY ROAD-BUILDING AND DRILLING
Comment (Deposit): 4-6 FT WIDE WHITE QUARTZ VEIN CUTS ALTERED ANDESITE (?); GRANITE OUTCROPS A FEW HUNDRED YARDS TO THE SW. VEIN MATERIAL IS COATED WITH GREEN AND BLUE CU OXIDES, CU SULFIDES AND CONTAINS GALENA & STIBNITE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: STAKED 1976
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE ON SE SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF RUINS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP. ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD FROM BLACK SPRINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE CLAIMS (1986). SHORT DAY CLAIMS STAKED 1976. NEARBY ROAD-BUILDING AND DRILLING IN RECENT YEARS.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, & TINGLEY, J.V., NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 9 OCT 86.
Reference (Deposit): U.S.D.I., 1986, BLM MINING CLAIM RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1984, 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.
