Trio Mine and Mill

Producer in Lyon 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047158
MRDS ID M242410
Record type Site
Current site name Trio Mine and Mill
Alternate or previous names International Tungsten and Gold Canyon Placers Inc Property, Trio Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.60211, 39.23601 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position JUST UP GOLD CANYON FROM DAYTON; 3.2 KM NW OF DAYTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dayton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 021E 23,22 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM TO LOWER END OF LARGE DREDGED AREA ALONG GOLD CANYON, EXTENDING UP AND DOWN STREAM FOR HUNDREDS OF METERS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.60211, 39.23601

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver City (Chinatown, Dayton, Devils Gate, Gold Canyon) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Tungsten And Gold Canyon Placers, Inc. Steve Wendel, Manager
    Home office P.O. Box 333, Dayton Nv 89403
    First year 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT, MILL

Comments on development

  • OPEN PIT MINE AND MILL WITH CYANIDATION PROCESS OPERATING IN 1983, EMPLOYING 12 PERSONS TOTAL; ACTIVE AT LEAST SINCE 1975.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC. 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, (1980, 19778 1976, 1975 ALSO)

  • Deposit

    MOORE, J.G., 1969, NBMG BULL 75

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 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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