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Ashdown is a historical location Northeast of [[Camp McGarry]]. | Ashdown is a historical location Northeast of [[Camp McGarry]] near [[Denio]]. | ||
Ashdown appears on the Clason's 1906 map.<ref>"[http://digital.library.unlv.edu/objects/LV_Maps/975 Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California]," Clason's, 1906.</ref> | Ashdown appears on the Clason's 1906 map.<ref>"[http://digital.library.unlv.edu/objects/LV_Maps/975 Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California]," Clason's, 1906.</ref> | ||
Ashdown is located in the [[Warm Springs Mining District]]. | |||
Gold and Molybdenum have been mined at Ashdown. | |||
Construction of a mine and mill started in 2005, with production of molybdenum in December 2006.<ref>"[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/golden-phoenix-to-be-honored-for-its-ashdown-molybdenum-mine-by-nevada-governor-at-annual-industry-appreciation-awards-58287942.html Golden Phoenix to be Honored for Its Ashdown Molybdenum Mine by Nevada Governor at Annual Industry Appreciation Awards,]" October 2007.</ref> | |||
The mine was listed as being operational in 2012 with 35 employees and having produced 44,092 lbs of Molybdenite.<ref>[http://minerals.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/mineralsnvgov/content/Programs/Mining/MiningForms/mm2012.pdf Major Mines of Nevada 2012,]" Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Special Publication P-24.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
== See also== | |||
* [[Vicksburg]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/864410 Ashdown Post Office (historical) GNIS] | |||
** PO Aug 1904 to Sep 1909, May 1920 to Dec 1921 | |||
** Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p35 | |||
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/838524 Ashdown Mine GNIS] | |||
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/847527 Vicksburg (historical) GNIS] (dead link as of 1/24, though Vicksburg is listed in the Nevada GNIS file. | |||
** Variant: "Ashdown. Citation: Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1970, 492 pp. Gives historical background for mining towns and camps in Nevada." | |||
** Variant: "Vicsburg: Citation: Bancroft's Map of California and Nevada: 1868, scale 1 inch=24 miles. H. H. Bancroft & Co., Booksellers & Stationers, San Francisco, Calif. Entered according to an act of Congress, A.D. 1868, by H. H. Bancroft & Company in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California." | |||
* [http://westernmininghistory.com/mine_detail/10310474 Ashdown Mine Gold-Molybdenum Project] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 2 February 2024
Ashdown is a historical location Northeast of Camp McGarry near Denio.
Ashdown appears on the Clason's 1906 map.[1]
Ashdown is located in the Warm Springs Mining District.
Gold and Molybdenum have been mined at Ashdown.
Construction of a mine and mill started in 2005, with production of molybdenum in December 2006.[2]
The mine was listed as being operational in 2012 with 35 employees and having produced 44,092 lbs of Molybdenite.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California," Clason's, 1906.
- ↑ "Golden Phoenix to be Honored for Its Ashdown Molybdenum Mine by Nevada Governor at Annual Industry Appreciation Awards," October 2007.
- ↑ Major Mines of Nevada 2012," Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Special Publication P-24.
See also
External links
- Ashdown Post Office (historical) GNIS
- PO Aug 1904 to Sep 1909, May 1920 to Dec 1921
- Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p35
- Ashdown Mine GNIS
- Vicksburg (historical) GNIS (dead link as of 1/24, though Vicksburg is listed in the Nevada GNIS file.
- Variant: "Ashdown. Citation: Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1970, 492 pp. Gives historical background for mining towns and camps in Nevada."
- Variant: "Vicsburg: Citation: Bancroft's Map of California and Nevada: 1868, scale 1 inch=24 miles. H. H. Bancroft & Co., Booksellers & Stationers, San Francisco, Calif. Entered according to an act of Congress, A.D. 1868, by H. H. Bancroft & Company in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California."
- Ashdown Mine Gold-Molybdenum Project