Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 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:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.89278, -118.17583

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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Eagle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Central District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN BEARING GOLD, SILVER, AND SMALL AMOUNT LEAD; ABOUT 1 1/2 FT. WIDE

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED AND 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS TOTALLING ABOUT 1500 FEET ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ORE PRODUCED IN 1935

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED AND 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1938, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CENTER ON HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV

Reference (Production): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.