The Tri-Metallic Mining Co. Property is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.51194, -117.22056
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Tri-Metallic Mining Co. Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tri-Metallic Mining Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Cuprite District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES, MASSES, "KIDNEYS"
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Secondary Enrichment, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.5 MILE WEST OF THE GOLDFIELD-MIDWAY-BULLFROG MINING CO. PROPERTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR POCKETS, LENSES, BUNCHES, SEAMS; ONE LENS MEASURED 9 FT X 4 FT X 4 FT. 1900 LB ORE WAS REMOVED FROM ONE SUCH MASS
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308, P. 69-71
Reference (Production): BALL, S.H., P 60
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1906, USGS BULL 285 P. 59-60
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.
