The Triumph Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.33778, -118.18583
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Triumph Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Triumph Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA IS NOT KNOWN. AS OF 1915 MOST VEINS HAD NOT YET BEEN OPENED BELOW A DEPTH OF 100 FT. AND MANY ARE SHOWN ONLY BY SURFACE CUTS AND SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): QTZ. GREATLY EXCEEDS FELDSPARS IN BULK; NO SULFIDES ARE PRESENT IN THE VEINS
Comment (Location): LARGE CONCENTRATION OF MINES, PROSPECTS, CLAIMS AT THE HEAD OF DOUGLAS CANYON NORTH FLANK THUNDER MTN. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE WERE ESTIMATED USING DATA FROM USGS BULL-594 AND EXCELSIOR MTNS 100K.
Comment (Production): DURING THE YEARS 1893 - 1903 ,PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT $500,000 ; TOTAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT $2,000,000 .
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE USUALLY CLEAN-CUT FISSURES RANGING FROM A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO 13 FEET IN WIDTH
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. M035392
Comment (Location): .5 MI. EAST OF SUNSHINE MINA
References
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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.
