| Deposit ID | 10044060 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231381 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Trenton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.20067, 40.61657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 13 1/2 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 042E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ORE ASSAYED TO $157/TON AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 12 TO 14% CU, IN 1870 |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -117.20067, 40.61657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Trending Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | 85N |
| 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 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Le Marie, R. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Le Marie, R. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231381 |
MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965
| 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 |
| 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 |
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