Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a gold and lead mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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

Name: Golden Eagle Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 33.6825, -113.58306

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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Eagle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Little Harquahala 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

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD, 0.48 & 1.12 OUNCES PER TON.
Analytical Data: SILVER, 1.32 & 2.88 OUNCES PER TON
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS SHOWED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: COPPER, 0.25 & 4.84%


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA INCLUDED IN BONANZA MINE GROUP DATA ON ABGMT-USBM FILE

Comment (Workings): 45 DEG INCLINED SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 451, P. 108

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 131

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 129


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