The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.7775, -117.71139
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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Crushing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Post-Ore Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A HALF MILE SOUTH OF TARANTULA SPRING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS ABANDONED AND RELOCATED SEVERAL TIMES. IN 1900, BONIFACIO AGUILAR, UNDERLEASE FROM H.W. BARTON TOOK OUT 30 TONS ORE AT $30/TON AND WORKED IT IN AN ARRASTRA AT COYOTE SPRINGS
Comment (Deposit): STRONG LINE OF QUARTZ LENSES
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION CREDITED TO THE GOLDEN EAGLE WAS $900 WORTH PRIOR TO 1906
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS MADE FOR 200-300 FT ALONG THE WEST FACE OF ASTEEP CANYON NEAR ITS BOTTOM.
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55
Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 62, P. 35
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.
