The Trenton Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.61667, -117.19972
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Trenton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trenton Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Le Marie, R.
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Le Marie, R.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1975
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12 TO 14% CU, IN 1870
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED TO $157/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): IN TRENTON CANYON, ON S FORK
Comment (Production): 10 TONS SHIPPED IN 1870'S, VALUED THEN AT $10.00/TON.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, NEAR GRANODIRITE CONTACT
Comment (Workings): PITS, ADITS
Comment (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
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.
Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
