Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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: Golden Eagle Mine

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.78889, -121.62278

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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Eagle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Magalia


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Middle Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 8 FT. THICK. CUT BY LITTLE BUTTE CREEK.

Comment (Deposit): 20.66 ACRES. VARIOUS OLD STATISTICS ON DEPOSIT, WORKINGS AND COSTS IN MINER (1890) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): 500 ADIT, 86 FT. SHAFT. TO SOUTH, 2 TUNNELS 150 AND 400 FT. LONG.


References

Reference (Deposit): MINER, J.A., 1890, BUTTE COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 10, P. 135-136

Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.A., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 216-217


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