Trinity Extension

Prospect in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150130
MRDS ID W700435
MAS/MILS ID 0320270740
Record type Site
Current site name Trinity Extension
Alternate or previous names Trinity Mine
Related records 10085005

Comments on the site names

  • FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE TRINITY MINE. THE TRINITY MINE IS DEPLETED. PROPERTY IS NOW KNOWN AS THE TRINITY EXTENSION, AS OF 1996. THIS EXTENSION IS BEING EXPLORED BY SANTA FE PACIFIC GOLD CORP. JUNE 19, 1997: PHONED SANTE FE PACIFIC, AND WAS TOLD THE TRINITY EXTENSION IS STILL AN EXPLORATION PROSPECT.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.59268, 40.40819 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Natchez Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029 N 030 E 09 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.59268, 40.40819

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1996
    First year 1984
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp.
    ID 2602031
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 3629000mt ore
    Total resources 3629000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 85.71 g/mt Silver Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANIES, P277.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 10, 1990,

  • Deposit

    P. 8.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P356.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/28/1997
MSHA mine ID2602031
Mine name (MSHA)TRINITY MINE
Current operatorRemtech L L C
Current controller (parent)Rory L Tibbals; Joyce E Johnson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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