Eagle Roost

The Eagle Roost is a lead and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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: Eagle Roost  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.67778, -115.86611

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Eagle Roost MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eagle Roost


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Bay, J. L.
Years: 1962 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerussite


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC. 23

Comment (Development): 30-FT. ADIT AND 45 FT. PIT

Comment (Deposit): PODS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE ALONG A VEIN/SHEAR ZONE CONTAIN CERRUSITE

Comment (Workings): ADIT AND PIT

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 30 FOOT ADIT AND 45 FT. PIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): PODS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE CONTAINING CERRUSITE IN DOLOMITE HOST.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA NBMG BULL. 64

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL., (1967)


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.