Trail Canyon Prospect

The Trail Canyon Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.

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

Name: Trail Canyon Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.26444, -114.25889

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Trail Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Trail Canyon Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mt. Moriah Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM ADITS ASSAYED UP TO 0.6 OZ/T AG, 2.07% CU ACROSS A 4-FT WIDTH.


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS

Comment (Location): ON SE SIDE OF TRAIL CANYON, A TRIBUTARY TO NEGRO CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG BEDDING PLANES. FAULT INTERSECTION MAY HAVE BEEN THE CONDUIT FOR MINERALIZING SOLUTIONS. MINERALZED ROCK WAS NOT TRACED ON THE SURFACE BEYOND THE AREA OF THE WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 50-83

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., 1981, USGS MAP MF-1244-A


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.