Golden Arrow Group

The Golden Arrow Group is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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 Arrow Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.97806, -116.61806

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Golden Arrow Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Arrow Group
Secondary: Page


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Golden Arrow District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Golden Arrow Mining Co., Einar Erickson, Pres.
Home Office: 301 S.11th St, Las Vegas, Nv 89101


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Kawich Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Page Fault Striking Ne And Dipping 60 Se.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Next To Veins


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT.

Comment (Production): LOOK UNDER THE GOLD BAR GROUP FOR PRODUCTION COMMENTS.

Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE HEAP LEACH OPERATION IN 1980, EMPLOYING 6 PERSONS.


References

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.

Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY REPORT DRAFT, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY, NEVADA/UTAH SITING AREA,PREPARED BY FUGRO NATIONAL, INC.,FOR USAF, 31 OCT 1980, TABLE 5-2.

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG, BULL. 50, P. 70-71.

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1916, THE GOLDEN ARROW, CLIFFORD, AND ELLENDALE DISTRICTS: USGS BULL. 640-F, P. 119-120.


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.