Trenton Mine

The Trenton Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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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: Trenton Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.61667, -117.19972

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Trenton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Trenton Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain 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: Le Marie, R.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Le Marie, R.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1975
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: N-Trending Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 12 TO 14% CU, IN 1870
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED TO $157/TON AG


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): IN TRENTON CANYON, ON S FORK

Comment (Production): 10 TONS SHIPPED IN 1870'S, VALUED THEN AT $10.00/TON.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, NEAR GRANODIRITE CONTACT

Comment (Workings): PITS, ADITS

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM, OWNED BY R. LEMAIRE IN 1950'S; FORMERLY OWNED BY LOTT AND CO., WHO IPPED 10 TONS ORE VALUED AT $10/TON IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL PITS AND ADITS, NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE IN TRENTON CANYON

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965


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.