NBMG Sample Site 3879

The NBMG Sample Site 3879 is a lead mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,449 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3879

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Cadmium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Chalk Mountain 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3879 OF VEIN AND GOSSAN MATERIAL CONTAINS 15% FE, 3% MG, 3% CA, 0.07% TI, 700 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 30 PPM BE, 500 PPM CD, 20 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 20000 PPM PB, 500 PPM V, 3000 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): AT SOUTH END OF CHALK MOUNTAIN, JUST 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF CHALK MOUNTAIN SILVER-LEAD MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED VEIN AND GOSSAN MATERIAL IN A CONTACT ZONE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 SEP 86 NBMG, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

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.