Trinity Joint Venture

The Trinity Joint Venture is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Trinity Joint Venture
Secondary: Willow Creek
Secondary: Claim Block Covers Esther Mine Black Rock Area
Secondary: Trinity Prospect
Secondary: Tr #1-10, Rr #21-240, Sp #5-36 Claims.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Trinity 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: U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp And Santa Fe Mining Co., Joint Ventures, 50/50
Years: 1985 -

Owner Name: U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp. -Optionee.
Years: 1985 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT IS A POLY METALLIC SULFIDE CONTAINING AG-PB-CU MINERALIZATION. DRILLING IN 1984 CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF A LARGE DEPOSIT HIGH IN SILVER IN A 100-FT VEIN ALONG A N-S FAULT STRUCTURE. NO RESERVES FIGURES HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THE ORE WILL BE MILLED BY FLOTATION METHODS.

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT; EARLIER SHAFTS, ADITS, TRENCHES, AND PROSPECTS

Comment (Development): CURRENT STATUS-RESERVES DEVELOPMENT. THE JOINT VENTURE COVERS 800 ACRES OF RAILROAD LAND. IN 1982, SANTA FE AND U.S. BORAX ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH LIES ON 800 ACRES OF RAILROAD OWNED LAND. IN 1984, U.S. BORAX CONDUCTED DOWN-THE-HOLE HAMMER DRILLING IN ABOUT 40 HOLES AND DIAMOND DRILLING IN 7 HOLES. METALLURGICAL TESTING WAS CONDUCTED. IN 1985, U.S. BORAX WAS CONTINUING ITS DRILL PROGRAM, AGAIN CONSISTING OF MAINLY DOWN-THE-HOLE HAMMER WORK. ADJACENT TO THE JOINT VENTURE PROPERTY ARE AN ADDITIONAL 172 CLAIMS STAKED BY SANTA FE AND HELD SEPARATELY FROM THE JOINT VENTURE. IN 1985, SANTA FE CONDUCTED R.C. DRILLING ON THESE CLAIMS. NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF AREA IN SEPT. 1984 INDICATED NO ACTIVITY, BUT MOST OF THESE CLAIMS WERE SOAKED AFTER THAT TIME.

Comment (Location): 50 MILES N. OF LOVELOCK. CLAIMS COVER A LARGE AREA IN THE TRINITY RANGE UTM IS NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): MINE SEARCH, ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 460-462; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, CO.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF AREA.

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

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.