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Trenton Canyon

Plant in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125557
MRDS ID M23164
MAS/MILS ID 0320130791
Record type Site
Current site name Trenton Canyon
Alternate or previous names Trenton/Valmy Project, The Valmy, See Mas Seq# 0320130063, Getchell Undg/Turquoise Ridge, The North Peak

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.21065, 40.6263 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North 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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032 N 042 E 23 C Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.21065, 40.6263
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1988
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1996
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1996
    First year 1996

Comments on the production information

  • SEE LONE TREE MINE MAS SEQ # 0320130514 FOR TOTAL LONE TREE MINING COMPLEX PRODUCTION; THIS INCLUDES TRENTON CANYON & MULE CANYON AS WELL:

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 13245000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 18210000mt ore
    Total resources 18210000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 23722000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.96 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 9979000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.89 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 33701000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.94 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES; PROV+PROB+MEAS+INDI(MINZED MAT) AS OF 12/31/96: CAPACITY IS UNK; INCLUDED WITH THE LONE TREE ADIT AS IS GOLD PRODUCTION:

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT

Comments on other economic factors

  • LIFE OF OPERATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 7 YEARS. THE NORTH PEAK AND VALMY PITS WILL BE DEVELOPED FIRST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANIES, P276.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTA FE PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION, FORM 10-K REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PP. 17-18.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ENGINEERING, SEPT., 1996, P39.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTA FE PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 5, 7,

  • Reserve-Resource

    13.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V 106, #22, MAY 31, 1995, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V ?, #?, JUNE 8, 1995, P8.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METALS MARKETS, V 103, #20, JUNE 6, 22, 1995, P5.

  • Deposit

    1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 17-18.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 213-214.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, OCT., 1996, #688, P18.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, SEPT., 1996, PP. 39-43.

  • Deposit

    PR NEWSWIRE, OCT., 21, 1996, P1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY INCLUDES THREE ORE DEPOSITS: THE NORTH PEAK - 1988 THE VALMY - 1989 AND THE TRENTON CANYON - 1991 THIS DEPOSIT CONTAINS THE MAJORITY OF THE TRENTON CANYON RESERVES. ALSO LISTED ON MRDS AS ID #M23181, ORE BODIES LOCATED ALONG TRENTON CREEK IN TRENTON CANYON, JUST SOUTH OF THE HUMBOLDT/ LANDER COUNTY LINE, IN LANDER, COUNTY NEVADA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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