The Trio Mine and Mill is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.23611, -119.60111
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Trio Mine and Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trio Mine and Mill
Secondary: International Tungsten and Gold Canyon Placers Inc Property
Secondary: Trio Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Silver City (Chinatown, Dayton, Devils Gate, Gold Canyon) 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: International Tungsten And Gold Canyon Placers, Inc. Steve Wendel, Manager
Home Office: P.O. Box 333, Dayton Nv 89403
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM TO LOWER END OF LARGE DREDGED AREA ALONG GOLD CANYON, EXTENDING UP AND DOWN STREAM FOR HUNDREDS OF METERS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): OPEN PIT MINE AND MILL WITH CYANIDATION PROCESS OPERATING IN 1983, EMPLOYING 12 PERSONS TOTAL; ACTIVE AT LEAST SINCE 1975.
Comment (Deposit): PLACER
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT, MILL
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC. 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, (1980, 19778 1976, 1975 ALSO)
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, J.G., 1969, NBMG BULL 75
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.
