The Golden Eagle is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.40333, -120.80778
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Golden Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Triumph
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Helen Crotty
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DIORITE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL. IN THE HANGING WALL RICH QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR, DIPPING WEST TOWARD THE CONTACT.
Comment (Location): S 1/2 OF SEC 6
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS 20 TO 45 FT. ABANDONED DUE TO HARDNESS OF GREENSTONE OR PINCHING OUT OF QUARTZ VEIN. ONE SHAFT 100 FT. WITH CROSSCUT 100 FT IN FOOTWALL, INTERSECTION GOUGE CHANNEL 10 FT THICK, ABOUT 10 FT FROM SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, W.D. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 246
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, WM. JR., 1890 , TENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 10 , P. 113 - 114
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 190
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