NBMG Sample Site 3850

The NBMG Sample Site 3850 is a silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,781 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 3850  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 39.24139, -118.16944

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NBMG Sample Site 3850 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3850
Secondary: Part of Nevada Hills Mine Property


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. (Now Tenneco/Echo Bay)
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3850 OF SILICIFIED VEIN MATERIAL FROM THE DUMPS CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 70 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): STRONG E-W STRUCTURE EAST OF GLORY HOLE. FRACTURE AND ITS QUARTZ STRINGERS ARE FROM A DIFFERENT OF MINERALIZATION THAN THE REST OF NEVADA HILLS.

Comment (Location): JUST S SE OF NEVADA HILLS SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): PART OF NEVADA HILLS WORKINGS

Comment (Workings): SMALL SHAFT


References

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

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA; USGS OFR.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILES, FILE 7, 1906, FAIRVIEW CLAIM MAP.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974.


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.