NBMG Sample Site 3937

The NBMG Sample Site 3937 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,951 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 3937  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.46778, -118.27861

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NBMG Sample Site 3937 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3937
Secondary: 1-Mile Claims
Secondary: Mile 1 Lode


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells District; Laplata 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: S. Chapneys, C. Gardner And Reynolds Of Fallon
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1986
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, Kaolinization


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3937 FROM FAULT ZONE CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.3% TI, 100 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 300 SR, 30 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF ELEVEN MILE CANYON ABOUT 1.5 MILES ABOVE (NORTH OF) RUINS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ACTIVE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1986

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): SIX-INCH FAULT ZONE IN ANDESITE-SILICIFIED, KAOLINIZED, WITH IRON-OXIDE STAIN. SAMPLE 3937 COLLECTED A FEW HUNDRED FT TO THE NW ALONG SAME VEIN AS SAMPLE 3936. VEIN HERE IS FAULT BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH CLEAR QUARTZ, COATED WITH IRON OXIDES.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, TINGLEY, J.V., 8 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER'S OFFICE; MINING CLAIM RECORDS, 1986.

Reference (Deposit): USDI., BLM, 1986 MINING CLAIM RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG DULL 83, 1974, PL. I.


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