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Nevada · Nye County

Trojan Prospect

Unconfirmed Mercury Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Nye
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Mercury
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • South View, Southview Property

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Hg prospects of K. W. Dunham Structure: Andesite-Rhyolite Contact Alteration: The Tuff Is Sheared And Bleached. Ore(s): No Information

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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Cinnabar
  • Cinnabar
  • commodity:Mercury
  • Welded tuff

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 40041

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (3)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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