Troy Canyon Prospect

The Troy Canyon Prospect is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Troy Canyon Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.26917, -118.09972

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Troy Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Troy Canyon Prospect
Secondary: Claims Cover Enterprise Mine Area
Secondary: Troy #11-46 Claims
Secondary: Green Rock #2 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Spring Valley 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

Owner Name: Invermay Resources (20%) And Black Thunder Petroleum Corp (20%)- Optionors .
Years: 1985 -

Owner Name: Freeport Minerals Co. (Optionee-Operator-60%)
Years: 1985 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 39 CLAIM BLOCKS OVER 840 ACRES. IN 1983, INVERMAY AND BLACK THUNDER COMPLETED ROAD CONSTRUCTION, TRENCHING AND DRILL SITE PREPARATION. 135 SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AND RETURNED ASSAYS RANGING FROM TRACE TO 1.046 OZ/ST AU. EIGHT ZONES OF POTENTIAL MINERALIZATION WERE IDENTIFIED. IN 1985, FREEPORT MINERALS TOOK A 60% OPTION ON THE PROPERTY, AND THEY HAVE 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE THEIR OPTION REQUIREMENTS OF SPENDING $1.1 MILLION FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO EARN A 60% INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT; OLDER ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89.

Reference (Deposit): MINESEARCH, ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 465-466; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, CO.

Reference (Deposit): TODAYS MARKET LINE, 11/18/83; 12/12/83

Reference (Deposit): GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 4/10/85, P. 2; 10/30/84, P.2.


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.