Trenton Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron
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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044060
MRDS ID M231381
Record type Site
Current site name Trenton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.20067, 40.61657 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 13 1/2 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 042E 24 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN TRENTON CANYON, ON S FORK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYED TO $157/TON AG
Result 12 TO 14% CU, IN 1870

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Havallam Formation
    Rock description Havallam Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.20067, 40.61657

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description N-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60W
    Dip 85N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Discoverer Lott And Co. (Owners In 1870'S)
Year of first production 1975

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Le Marie, R.
    First year 1950
  • Type Owner
    Owner Le Marie, R.
    First year 1950

Comments on the production information

  • 10 TONS SHIPPED IN 1870'S, VALUED THEN AT $10.00/TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, NEAR GRANODIRITE CONTACT
Deposit PATENTED CLAIM, OWNED BY R. LEMAIRE IN 1950'S; FORMERLY OWNED BY LOTT AND CO., WHO IPPED 10 TONS ORE VALUED AT $10/TON IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL PITS AND ADITS, NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE IN TRENTON CANYON
Deposit Discovery Year: 1870'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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