NBMG Sample Site 3835

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Strontium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047641
MRDS ID M243054
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 3835

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.19818, 39.24713 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bell Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 034E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Strontium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 3835 FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 1% MG, 7% CA, 0.3% TI, +5000 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 20 PPM CO, 30 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 500 PPM MO, +20000 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN, 150 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 60
USGS model code 18c
Deposit model name Skarn Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 22

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.19818, 39.24713

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairview District

Land status

Ownership category Military Reservation

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE SHAFT PERHAPS 150 FT DEEP

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED IN EARLY 1900'S? NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN FORMATION ALONG CONTACT OF LIMEY SHALE WITH GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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