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Alberto Mine

The Alberto Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,692 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

Name: Alberto Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,692 Feet (1,735 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.9914, -117.26920

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Alberto Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alberto Mine
Secondary: Tonopah Hasbrouck
Secondary: Tonopah Hasbouck Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide District

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Type: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cordex Exploration Co.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1984

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Electrum
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY IS SMALL. OTHER TYPES OF WALL ROCK ALTERATION ARE BY OXIDATION AND POTASSIC PROPYLITIC ZONES AROUND FRACTURES AND FAULTS.

Comment (Geology): LINE ONE OF LITHOLOGY IS A RHYOLITIC TUFF CONTAINING DISSEMINATED AU. LINE TWO OF LITHOLOGY IS DACITE AND RHYOLITE BRECCIA. LINE THREE OF LITHOLOGY IS A VOLCANICLASTIC CUT BY ORE VEINS AND BELOW DISSEMINATED AU.

Comment (Location): GENERAL LOCATION IS ABOUT 8 KM SW OF TONOPAH. DOMAIN IS BLM ADMINISTERED AND PRIVATE.

References

Reference (Deposit): Geol. Bull. 96, 1982, 68 pp

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BUL. 96, 1982, P57.

Reference (Deposit): Rep. 33, 1979, pp. 119-126.

Reference (Deposit): Western North America. NV Bur. Mines and Geol

Reference (Deposit): Counties, Nevada. Paper in Papers on Mineral Deposits of

Reference (Deposit): Tonopah Mining District and Vicinity, Nye and Esmeralda

Reference (Deposit): Alteration-Mineralization and Igneous Activity in the

Reference (Deposit): and R. P. Ashley. Timing of Hydrothermal

Reference (Deposit): 629. Silberman, M. L., H. F. Bonham, Jr., L. J. Garside,

Reference (Deposit): pp.

Reference (Deposit): Bur. Mines and Geol. Spec. Publ. MI-1983, 1984, 40

Reference (Deposit): WFOC MINE MAP RESPOSITORY

Reference (Deposit): 611. Schilling. J. H. The Nevada Mineral Industry. NV

Reference (Deposit): USGS TOPO SHEET KLONDIKE NEVADA, 1970, 1/24,000:

Reference (Deposit): Nevada. NV Bur. Mines and Geol. Rep. 19, 1974, pp. 6-13.

Reference (Deposit): to the Geology of Four Tertiary Volcanic Centers in Central

Reference (Deposit): Trip Guide, Carver Station - Tonopah District. Guidebook

Reference (Deposit): 62. Bonham, H. F., Jr., and L. J. Garside. Road Log and

Reference (Deposit): Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 19, 1974, pp. 42-48.

Reference (Deposit): Four Tertiary Volcanic Centers in Central Nevada. NV

Reference (Deposit): Northern Mud Lake Quadrangles, Nevada. NV Bur. Mines and

Reference (Deposit): Reconnaissance of the Tonopah, Lone Mountain, Klondike, and

Reference (Deposit): Bulletin 92, 1979, 142 pp.

Reference (Deposit): 65. Bonham, H. F., Jr., and L. J. Garside. Geochemical

Reference (Deposit): Quadrangles, Nevada. NV Bureau of Mines and Geology

Reference (Deposit): The Tonopah, Lone Mountain, Klondike, and Northern Mud Lake

Reference (Deposit): 64. Bonham, H. F., Jr., and L. J. Garside. Geology of

Reference (Deposit): NV, 1923, 280 pp.

Reference (Deposit): scale 1:62,500.

Reference (Deposit): Resources of Nevada. NV Newsletter Publ. Co., Reno,

Reference (Deposit): 381. Lincoln, F. C. Mining Districts and Mineral

Reference (Deposit): Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, 1958, 37 pp.

Reference (Deposit): Divide District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. M.S. Thesis,

Reference (Deposit): 377. Lebauer, L. R. Wall Rock Alteration in the Big

Reference (Deposit): Mining District and Vicinity. Guidebook to the Geology of

Reference (Deposit): 63. Bonham, H. F., Jr., and L. J. Garside. Tonopah

Reference (Deposit): 78, 1972, 80 pp.

Reference (Deposit): of Esmeralda County, Nevada. NV Bur. Mines and Geol. Bull.

Reference (Deposit): Mineral Deposits

Reference (Deposit): pp. C1-C10.

Reference (Deposit): 8. Albers, J. P., and J. H. Stewart. Geology and

Reference (Deposit): in Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 700-C, 1970,

Reference (Deposit): Relation of Mineral Deposits to Tertiary Volcanic Centers

Reference (Deposit): 7. Albers, J. P., and F. J. Kleinhampl. Spatial

Reference (Deposit): Geol. Surv. Bull. 715-K, 1921, pp. 146-170.

Reference (Deposit): 361. Knofp, A. The Divide Silver District, Nevada. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): World Min. (Yearbook), v. 36, No. 8, 1983, pp. 60-61.

Reference (Deposit): 224. Grace, K. A. Exploration and Development in 1982.

Reference (Deposit): Mines and Geol., Reno, NV.

Reference (Deposit): Mines and Geol., Mar. 26, 1982, 7 pp; available at NV Bur.

Reference (Deposit): Tonopah Hasbrouck Mines, Esmeralda County, Nevada. NV Bur.

Reference (Deposit): 211. Garside, L. J. Field Examination of Divide Mine and

Reference (Deposit): Mar. 25-28, 1984, pp. FT3 1-31.

Reference (Deposit): Symp. of Assoc. Expl. Geochem., Reno, NV,

Reference (Deposit): Cordillera, Field Trip Guidebook, ed. by J. L. Johnson.

Reference (Deposit): Exploration for Ore Deposits of the North American

Reference (Deposit): Metal Districts in Southern and Western Nevada. Paper in

Reference (Deposit): Tonopah District, and Borealis Mine, Field Trip 3, Precious

Reference (Deposit): Goldfield District, Hasbrouck Mountain (Divide District),

Reference (Deposit): 209. Garside, L. J. Road Log/Trip Guide: Sterling Mine,

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