The Earth Sciences Ctr West Deposit is a sulfur mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Sulfur
Lat, Long: 37.55, -117.21389
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Earth Sciences Ctr West Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Earth Sciences Ctr West Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District - Cuprite
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Earth Sciences, Inc.
Home Office: Golden, Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Highly Altd., Silicified, Alunitized Rock Caused By Solfataric Action.
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPARSE X - RAY & CHEM DATA SUGGEST ALUNITE TENOR ABOUT 30 PERCENT
Materials
Ore: Sulfur
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Development): EARTH SCIENCES INC. HAS PUT DOWN FEW SHALLOW TEST PITS 1972 - 1973 ; ECON.COM: HALL ( 1978 ) SAYS STRONG SILICIFICATION AND LOCAL ZONES CONTAINING DISPERSED NATIVE SULFUR DILUTE THE ALUNITIZED BODY.
Comment (Deposit): SIZE/DIRECTIONAL DATA GIVEN IS FOR ALUNITE DEPOSIT ONLY.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE EST. BY R. B. HALL HIGHLY TENTATIVE
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF SULFUR PROD BUT NO ALUNITE
Comment (Location): IN HILLS 1 MI. W OF US HIGHWAY 95
Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE DATA, IF ANY, ARE PROPRIETARY
References
Reference (Deposit): HALL, R. B., 1978 , WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: USGS PROF. PAPER 1076-A, P. A12 .
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1909 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 66 , P. 109 - 110 , 175 .
Reference (Deposit): 1907 GEOLMAP F. L. RANSOME: PROF. PAPER 66 AND BULL. 303
Reference (Deposit): 1972 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES: TEST PITS
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076A
Nevada Gold
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.
