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NBMG Sample Site 3923

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047709
MRDS ID M243134
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 3923
Alternate or previous names Also On Treasure Hill Claim #1177

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.12402, 39.47241 (WGS84)
Elevation 1347

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wonder Mountain(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 034E 35 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF RED TOP GULCH; ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 3923 CONTAINED 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.07% TI, 50 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 20 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.12402, 39.47241
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 W
    Dip 70 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Along Rhyolite/Andesite Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wonder District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE OLD SHAFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986. STAKED BY ERICKSON'S GROUP IN 1979; CLAIMS STILL VALID.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 6 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL 83, 1974. PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS EXPLORE A SHEAR ZONE THAT CONTAINS CONVERGING QUARTZ VEINS. A SECOND LARGE QUARTZ VEIN 2-4 FT WIDE BEARS MORE E-W. COUNTRY ROCK IS HIGHLY ALTERED RHYOLITE, WITH LOCAL OUTCROPS OF ASH-FLOW TUFF. SAMPLE 3923 COLLECTED FROM THE SHAFT DUMP.

Reporter information

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

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