The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,692 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,692 Feet (1,430 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.89111, -118.17639
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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2634
Secondary: Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Extension Patented Claims
Secondary: Gold Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Mill City District; Central 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Keys Tone Resources
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2634 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.03% TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 30 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 2000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN. AA ANALYSIS SHOWS 31 PPM AU AS WELL.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1935; MILL RUINS ON PROPERTY. LESSEE SHIPPING DUMP ROCKTO MILL AT OREANA-VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY. THIS IS THE LARGEST MINE IN THE NORTH END OF THE DISTRICT. 3 UNPATENTED, 2 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN PHYLLITE, MINING DONE ALONG FE-OXIDE-STAINED CRUSHED ZONE ALONG-SHEAR. DIORITE ON DUMPS CROPS OUT TO THE EAST. MAJOR WORKINGS ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DIORITE DIKE CONTACT WITH BLOCKS WEAK DIOPSIDE SKARN SEEN ON LOWER (MAIN) DUMP.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS, DRIFTING AND STOPING ON VEIN SYSTEM; MILL RUINS ON PROPERTY
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/20/84.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6995, P. 18 (1938)
Reference (Deposit): UNPUB. REPT. BY CARROLL E. BRAD BERRY AND ASSOCS., 1964.
Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INSTRY, 1964, SO. PAC. R.R.
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.
