NBMG Sample Site 3846

The NBMG Sample Site 3846 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,719 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 3846  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.23889, -118.17389

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NBMG Sample Site 3846 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3846


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Manganese


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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strongly Altered Granite


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 3846 CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.5% MG, 3% CA, 0.05% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 0.6 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 20 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 100 PPM CD, 5 PPM CO, 20000 PPM CU, 150 PPM MO, +20000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 10000 PPM ZN, 15 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

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

Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS; NO RECENT ACTIVITY

Comment (Deposit): VEIN/SHEAR ZONE NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN HIGHLY ALTERED GRANITE AND ANDESITE. ORE FROM DUMPS CONSISTS OF MN-RICH CALCITE WITH STRINGERS OF QUARTZ AND OTHER HIGHLY OXIDIZED MATERIAL WITHOUT VISIBLE MINERALS.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TRENCHING; SHAFT-INCLINE SUNK ON DIP SLOPE OF N 70 W, 55 SE VEIN.


References

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

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.