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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> | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 06:39, 21 May 2017
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.
Resources
- 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
- 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."
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