Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,692 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

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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.