Alpine Eagle Claims

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

Name: Alpine Eagle Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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.