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Trinity-Atlas Claims

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Iron, Arsenic, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044061
MRDS ID M231383
Record type Site
Current site name Trinity-Atlas Claims
Alternate or previous names Atlas Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.11845, 40.56546 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MTN.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 10,15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE EAST OF GALENA TOWNSITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Arsenic Tertiary
Antimony Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Analytical data

Result EARLY 1880'S ORE AVERAGED $20/TON IN AU AND AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Of Scott Canyon Formation
    Rock description Harmony Of Scott Canyon Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.11845, 40.56546
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Dewitt Thrust Fault
Local Trinity Fault, Nw Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENSES
    Strike N30E
    Dip 45-50W
    Thickness 1.22M
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone 15 Feet Wide

Comments on the geologic information

  • "ORE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR LENSES AND STRINGER, 1-4 FEET WIDE NEAR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE HANGING WALL OF THE CRUSHED ZONE." -HILL. CRUSHED ZONE CONTAINS ABUNDANT DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE."

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1880
Year of first production <1880

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • OVER $100,000 WORTH AND MINED, IN LEAD, SILVER, WITH COPPER, GOLD, AND ZINC. EARLY 1880'S ORE RAN $20/TON IN AU AND AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT ALONG TRINITY FAULT ZONE, CAVED IN 1954

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231383

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, FAULT ZONE; LENSES & STRINGERS IN CENTRAL PORTION OF HANGING WALL OF CRUSHED ZONE.
Deposit THESE CLAIMS FOLLOW THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE TRINITY VEIN WORKED AT THE ARMOUR-TRINITY MINE TO THE NORTH. ADIT FOLLOWED FAULT FOR 300 FEET BUT WAS CAVED IN 1954 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology