The Eagle Bird Qtz. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 3,340 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: 3,340 Feet (1,018 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.3475, -120.69583
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Eagle Bird Qtz. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eagle Bird Qtz.
Secondary: Gold Bug
Secondary: Diamond Cons.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Washington
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1891
Time Period: 1890 - 1891
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4 NW 1/4 13
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION 1890 - 1891 UNDER NAME DIAMOND CONSOLIDATED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ETHEL, BALTIC & BIRCHVILLE VEIN SYSTEM. AVG. 8 FT. THICK, RANGE FROM 1.5 - 30 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 65 DEGREE INCLINE, EXTENSIVE WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 20.14 AC. SEE DIAMOND CONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 104 - 105 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 152 .
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 35 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 P. 391 - 392 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1941
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