The Nevada Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,329 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
Elevation: 6,329 Feet (1,929 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.71278, -117.29167
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Nevada Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Eagle Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1386
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Montezuma 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: Surface
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF GOLDFIELD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ENTIRE AREA ESPLORED BOTH SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE WITHIN PAST 1-3 YEARS, (1983)
Comment (Deposit): WORKING EXPLORE FAULT ZONE IN MUDSTONE.
Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS DESTROYED, REMAINS ONLY DUMPS AND LEACH PADS.
References
Reference (Production): COUCH AND CARPENTER, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 38, P. 54
Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS DATA 1978
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 16 MAY 83.
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.
