Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Gold Eagle Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Kantishna Antiform

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AU: .32 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: AG: 73.04 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: PB: 15.11%
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAY: CU: .10%

Materials

Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW IN TO 4 FT; CONSIDERABLE HORIZONTAL EXTENT; 300 FT OF TRACEABLE STRIKE LENGTH

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 50 TONS KNOWN RESERVES AND HALF-SQUARE RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF 5,294 TONS OF ORE; ASSAY OF 3 SAMPLES: 46.33 OZ/TON AG, 0.12 OZ/TON AU; 6.3% PB, 0.1% ZN, ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17

Comment (Production): IN 1920, 4 TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 680 OZ AG WERE PRODUCED; AU AND PB CONTENT NOT AVAILABLE

Comment (Commodity): "CONSIDERABLE" FREE GOLD REPORTED; LITTLE DATA ON AU OR PB CONTENT

Comment (Workings): 150 FT TUNNEL (CAVED IN 1930) AND OPEN CUT; TUNNEL DRIVEN ALONG SHEAR ZONE PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY OF COUNTRY ROCK WHICH STRIKES N 55 E AND DIPS 50 SE

Comment (Geology): ALMOST CERTAINLY AN EXTENSION OF GOLD DOLLAR VEIN

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: GOLD DOLLAR MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, ALASKA, IN STEWART, B. D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, ALASKA, P. 128-129

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 836, P. 329-330

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OPEN FILE 98, P. 25, 32 LOC. 24, 43 NO. 24

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 7

Reference (Deposit): USBM OPEN FILE 24-78, P. 4-26

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 687, P. 103-104

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