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Triumph

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044858
MRDS ID M232476
Record type Site
Current site name Triumph

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.72065, 40.3288 (WGS84)
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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 029N 047E 06 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Valmy Formation
    Rock description Valmy Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.72065, 40.3288
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Local Paleozoic Section Cut By Numerous Intricate Thrusts

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60W
    Dip 45SW
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sheeted And Faulted Zones In The Sediments Served To Localize Intrusive Dikes, And Hydrothermal Fluids.

Comments on the geologic information

  • A NARROW VEIN CARRYING OXIDIZED GOLD AND SILVER ORE CUTS ACROSS SILICEOUS SHALES. THE 1 TO 3 FOOT WIDE VEIN STRIKES N 60 DEG W, DIPS 45 DEG SW.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1908
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Bullion

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 40-FT INCLINE, SHORT CROSSCUT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232476

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H.K., (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 110, REFERENCE NO. 3201500165

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H., (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS, USGS BULL 408

  • Deposit

    WRUCKE, C.T., (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER-CO, NEV. USGS MAP-647

  • Production

    STAGER, H.K., 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NARROW VEIN CONTAINING OXIDIZED GOLD AND SILVER CUTS SILICEOUS SHALES
Deposit DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A 40 FOOT INCLINE, AND SHORT CROSSCUT. IN 1908 18 TONS OF ORE YIELDED $60 A TON IN AG, PB, AND AU. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE SILVER SIDE CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology