| Deposit ID | 10047269 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242545 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2634, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Extension Patented Claims, Gold Eagle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.17737, 40.891 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1430 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaskell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 034E | 20 | NE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2634 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.03% TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 30 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 2000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN. AA ANALYSIS SHOWS 31 PPM AU AS WELL. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| (1) | -118.17737, 40.891 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District; Central District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Keys Tone Resources |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242545 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/20/84.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
USBM IC 6995, P. 18 (1938)
UNPUB. REPT. BY CARROLL E. BRAD BERRY AND ASSOCS., 1964.
MINERALS FOR INSTRY, 1964, SO. PAC. R.R.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE IN PHYLLITE, MINING DONE ALONG FE-OXIDE-STAINED CRUSHED ZONE ALONG-SHEAR. DIORITE ON DUMPS CROPS OUT TO THE EAST. MAJOR WORKINGS ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DIORITE DIKE CONTACT WITH BLOCKS WEAK DIOPSIDE SKARN SEEN ON LOWER (MAIN) DUMP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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