The Golden Arrow Group is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.97806, -116.61806
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Golden Arrow Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Arrow Group
Secondary: Page
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Golden Arrow District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Arrow Mining Co., Einar Erickson, Pres.
Home Office: 301 S.11th St, Las Vegas, Nv 89101
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Kawich Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Page Fault Striking Ne And Dipping 60 Se.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Next To Veins
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT.
Comment (Production): LOOK UNDER THE GOLD BAR GROUP FOR PRODUCTION COMMENTS.
Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE HEAP LEACH OPERATION IN 1980, EMPLOYING 6 PERSONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY REPORT DRAFT, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY, NEVADA/UTAH SITING AREA,PREPARED BY FUGRO NATIONAL, INC.,FOR USAF, 31 OCT 1980, TABLE 5-2.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG, BULL. 50, P. 70-71.
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1916, THE GOLDEN ARROW, CLIFFORD, AND ELLENDALE DISTRICTS: USGS BULL. 640-F, P. 119-120.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
