Earth Sciences Ctr West Deposit

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

Name: Earth Sciences Ctr West Deposit  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.