The Alpine Eagle Claims is a silver and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,928 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: 5,928 Feet (1,807 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.02444, -117.54222
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Alpine Eagle Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Eagle Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2005
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone/Mountain District; Alpine District
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Recrystallization Of Dolomite, Silication
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): RECENT SHALLOW DRILLING (WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS OR SO), OLD SHAFTS AND CUTS
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS, CUTS, DRILL HOLES
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): RECRYSTALIZED ZONE IN DOLOMITE ALONG CONTACT WITH LAMPROPHYRE DIKE
References
Reference (Deposit): 4 FIELD EXAMINATION, 4/29/83 TINGLEY, J.V., 1983
Reference (Deposit): PHARISS, E.J., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE MINING DISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 83-12, 1983
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.
