NBMG Sample Site 3839

The NBMG Sample Site 3839 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,390 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 3839  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,390 Feet (1,643 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.24528, -118.18167

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NBMG Sample Site 3839 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3839


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Vein Material


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3839 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 2% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.07% TI, 200 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 500 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 50 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 150 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 50 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): BETWEEN NEVADA HILLS FLORENCE MINE AND IDA MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): PROBABLY EXPLORED IN EARLY 1900'S. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.

Comment (Deposit): CROSS-CUT ADIT ON VEIN 4-6 FT WIDE IN RHYOLITE. TRACEABLE ON SURFACE FOR OVER 300 FT. VEIN CONSISTS OF STRINGERS OF VUGGY IRON-STAINED QUARTZ-LIMONITE WITH MINOR BRECCIATION.

Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADIT ON EXPOSED VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MAP FILE 7, CLAIM MAP OF FAIRVIEW DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74.


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.