Nevada Eagle Mine

The Nevada Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,329 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: Nevada Eagle Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,329 Feet (1,929 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.71278, -117.29167

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Nevada Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nevada Eagle Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1386


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Montezuma District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF GOLDFIELD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ENTIRE AREA ESPLORED BOTH SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE WITHIN PAST 1-3 YEARS, (1983)

Comment (Deposit): WORKING EXPLORE FAULT ZONE IN MUDSTONE.

Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS DESTROYED, REMAINS ONLY DUMPS AND LEACH PADS.


References

Reference (Production): COUCH AND CARPENTER, P. 54.

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 38, P. 54

Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS DATA 1978

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 16 MAY 83.


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.