The Tramp Shaft is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,559 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.56333, -114.84667
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Tramp Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tramp Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE TRAMP SHAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE LOCATED IN THE LOW FLAT HILL ENE OF SPRUCE MOUNTAIN ABOUT 1 1/3 MILES. THE SHAFT WAS 60 FT DEEP IN 1916 (HILL), AND WAS LOCATED ON THE S. SIDE OF THE MONARCH FAULT, PYRITE IS ABUNDANTLY DISSEMINATED IN THE BRECCIA, AND SOMETIMES IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHALCOPYRITE IN SMALL LENSES AND STRINGERS IN THE CRUSHE & LIMESTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): S. SIDE OF MONARCH FAULT
Comment (Workings): 60-FT. DEEP SHAFT IN 1916
Comment (Deposit): VEIN/BRECCIA FILL/FAULT ZONE. PYRITE IS ABUNDANTLY DISSEMINATED IN THE BRECCIA, SOMETIMES ASSOCIATED WITH CHALCOPYRITE IN SMALL LENSES & STRINGERS IN THE CRUSHED LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL., 648
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, A.E., ET ALL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL. 54
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.
