NBMG Sample Site 3936

The NBMG Sample Site 3936 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,928 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 3936  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,928 Feet (1,807 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.46722, -118.27833

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NBMG Sample Site 3936 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3936
Secondary: 1-Mile Claims
Secondary: Mile 1 Lode


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


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. Chapney'S, 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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3936 CHIPPED FROM VEIN IN ALTERED RHYOLITE BRECCIA CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.3% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.3% TI, 30 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 0.2 PPM AU, 20 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 20 PPM LA, 10 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 70 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

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

Comment (Development): ACTIVE CLAIMS STAKED AUGUST 1986

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN ALTERED RHYOLITE BRECCIA WITH SULFIDES IN THE MATRIX. HIGHLY BRECCIATED VEIN

Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT EAST OF THE SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY RECORDER RECORDS

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

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

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


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