| Deposit ID | 10270928 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320210053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eagle Tungsten Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Milky Way Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.04674, 38.57632 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2286 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunrise Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008 N | 035 E | 09 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -118.04674, 38.57632 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | Santa Fe |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harold W. Pickington |
| ID | 2601785 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Green Ranch Mining |
| ID | 2601785 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320210053 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601785 |
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL. 58, 1961, TB. 6.6, PL. 1
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 65, 1964, P. 158-159
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0
DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P. \0\0\0\0\0\0
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-MAR-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/15/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601785 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Eagle Tungsten Mine |
| Current operator | Green Ranch Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Moore Duane |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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