Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Golden Eagle Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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.