The Eagle Nest Nos. 5, 6 and 7 is a zinc, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Eagle Nest Nos. 5, 6 and 7 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eagle Nest Nos. 5, 6 and 7
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Danville District
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Toiyabe
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM., 1968. DOW. ASSAY. 1968. BLACK AND DEASON, SALT LAKE CITY.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE AT TOP OF NARROW RIDGE ON NORTH SIDE OF DANVILLE CANYON.
Comment (Workings): ABANDONED 1949, ONE SHAFT WEST OF 2 STOPES AND AN ADIT OVER THE CROWN OF THE HILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): HAZARDOUS SURFACE OPENINGS TO ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINES-NEVADA. USDI-BM PREPARED BY INTERNATIONAL MINING CONSULTANTS INC., CONTRACT # J0295039
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.
