Mine detail: Ashdown Mine Gold-Molybdenum Project

Previously called 'Ashdown MineVicksburg MineCurley Luck gold property'

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Location

Lat / long: 41.83015, -118.69545

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper, Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead, Mercury
Ore: Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite, Galena, Mercury, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cinnabar, Molybdenite, Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: tabular
Discovery year: 1863

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Deposit type: vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
Production years: 1860s-1940s
First production started: 1860
Last production ended: 1942

Geology

Host type:Granodiorite,Tuff
Structure:Fault zones
Alteration processes:Alteration associated with the mineralization is minimal .

References

MRDSM232645
DEP10310474
Reference{Deposit:: Willden, R., 1964, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt County, Nevada; NBMG, Bull. 59.}{Deposit:: Vanderburg, W.O., 1938, Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Humboldt County, Nevada; USBM Inf. Circ. 6995}{Deposit:: Hutton, A., 1967, Unpublished report on the Vicksburg Consolidated Mine; on file at NBMG.}{Deposit:: State Inspector of Mines, 1981, Directory of Nevada Mine Operations Active During Calendar Year 1980.}{Deposit:: Gonnason, W.L., 1967, Unpublished geological report on the Ashdown Mine; on file at NBMG, mining district file item.}{Deposit:: Quade, Jack, 1 Oct 84, NBMG field examination and sample analysis, mining district file item.}{Deposit:: NBMG Staff, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3}{Deposit:: Stager, H.K. and Tingley, J. V., 1988, Tungsten deposits in Nevada, NBMG Bull 105.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1994, MI-1993}{Deposit:: Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.}{Deposit:: Press release, March 17 2004, Apollo Gold and Golden Phoenix close the gap on ore reserves}{Deposit:: Golden Phoenix website 2005.}{Deposit:: Win-Eldrich Mines Limited website, 2005.}
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