Eagle Tungsten Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270928
MAS/MILS ID 0320210053
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Milky Way Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.04674, 38.57632 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008 N 035 E 09 SW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.04674, 38.57632

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mining district

District name Santa Fe

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • 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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method FILLED STOPES
    Swell Factor .6
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Capacity 50
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES BULL. 58, 1961, TB. 6.6, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 65, 1964, P. 158-159

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P. \0\0\0\0\0\0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAR-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/15/1982
MSHA mine ID2601785
Mine name (MSHA)Eagle Tungsten Mine
Current operatorGreen Ranch Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Moore Duane
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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