The Alex Eske Mine is a tungsten mine located in Carson City county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.1, -119.65000
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Alex Eske Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alex Eske Mine
Secondary: Bobolink
Secondary: Brunswick Tungsten Group
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.25-1.0 Percent Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CONTACT AND REPLACEMENT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SOME OF THE METASEDIMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROSPECTED FOR IRON WHICH APPEARS FREQUENTLY AS FLOAT ALONG THE HILLSIDES AND IN PROSPECTS.
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE DOZING ALONG CONTACTS BETWEEN META-SEDIMENTS AND GRANITE
Comment (Location): AREA ABOUNDS WITH PROSPECTS AND ROADS THAT APPEAR TO BE 7 TO 10 YEARS IN AGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE VISITS SITE 5 -24-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
Reference (Production): NBM BULL., STAGER H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
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.
