NBMG Sample Site 3894

The NBMG Sample Site 3894 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,151 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

Name: NBMG Sample Site 3894  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.46694, -118.09333

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NBMG Sample Site 3894 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3894
Secondary: Silver Center Group
Secondary: High Divide #1 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


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

Owner Name: Silver Center Mine Co.,
Home Office: 120 Greenridge Dr., Reno, NV 89502
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Bleaching


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3894 OF QUARTZ STRINGERS IN ALTERED RHYOLITE FROM OLD WORKINGS CONTAINED 0.7% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.1% TI, 30 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 50 PPM MO, 20 PPM PB, 15 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT WAS SUNK ON A BLEACHED-WHITE ZONE ADJACENT TO A 30 TO 40-FOOT THICK SILICIFIED RIB. THE SILICIFIED STRUCTURE CROPS OUT ALONG A N 40 W STRIKE AND DISPLAYS AN IRREGULAR BUT NEAR-VERTICAL DIP. THESE WORKINGS, IN THE WESTERN-MOST PORTION OF THE SILVER CENTER CLAIM BLOCK EXPLORE FRACTURE ZONES THAT MAY PROJECT FROM THE WONDER MINE TO THE SE.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): WORKINGS INDICATE SOME SMALL PAST PRODUCTION-DUG BY HAND ABOUT 1907-1908. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986-STAKING OF CLAIM HIGH DIVIDE #1.

Comment (Workings): 2 75-100 FT SHAFTS DUG BY HAND ABOUT 1907-1908; HAND CAPSTAN STILL IN PLACE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1907-1908


References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): FRANK LEWIS, PERSONAL FILES.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 24 SEPT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.