| Deposit ID | 10048260 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800379 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Trinity Mine |
| Related records | 10162187 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.35824, 34.31783 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1609 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF BRADY BUTTE, Utm Location Based On Location Of Adit Which Is Probably Part Of Trinity |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Battle Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 011N | 001W | 03 | SW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Texas Gulch Formation |
| Rock description | Texas Gulch Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -112.35824, 34.31783 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation And Possible Faults In Proterozoic Rocks Trend N 10 E |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Felsite Porphyry, Which Parallels Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Width | 53.34M |
| Depth to bottom | 53.34M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Battle Flat District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. F. Sturdevant |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sarah Simmons |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 10.67M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Overall length | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800379 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251504 |
USBM FILES - TRINITY GEM 179, PATENTED
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGMT- USBM FILE DATA
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
A.I.M.E. VOL. XI P 287, 289
BLACET, P.M., 1968, UNPUBLISHED PH.D., STANFORD UNIV.
USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEOLOGY AS NOTED DESCRIBES DEPOSIT IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN PART OF SEC 2. IF THE TRINITY IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF SEC 3, THEN THE QUARTZ VEIN IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CRYSTAL TUFF MEMBER OF THE SPUD MOUNTAIN VOLCANICS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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