The Alpine Eagle Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.02833, -117.54111
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Alpine Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Eagle Mine
Secondary: Paul 1
Secondary: Paul 2 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bedding Plane Faults; Low Angle Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silication, Jasperiod Formation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 22 OZ/T AG, 0.55 OZ/T AU ASSAYS (PHARISS, P.102)
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Hemimorphite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Development): IN OCT 1979 THE PROPERTY WAS BEING EXPLORED; SOME NEW CAT WORK AND DRILLING WAS IN PROGRESS (ON A SMALL SCALE). A D-C CAT, COMPRESSOR, AND WAGON DRILL WERE ON THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, BULL DOZER WORK, WAGON DRILLING, DRIFTS
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): THIN NE-TRENDING VEINS OF DARK JASPEROID. SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 30 FT BELOW SURFACE. DEPOSIT IS FORMED BY REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE NEAR IGNEOUS CONTACT. SOME ORE OCCURS ALONG MYLONITIZED BEDDING PLANES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION, OCTOBER, 1979.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 83-12, 1983
Reference (Deposit): PHARISS,E. I., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE DISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY NEVADA. M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, P. 101-103
Reference (Deposit): SPURR,J.E., 1906, USGS PP 55
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.
