Mine detail: Golden Eagle Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.77744, -117.71231

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Lead
Ore:	Galena, Pyrite
Gangue:	Muscovite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES
Discovery year:	1875

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Wyman Formation
Host type:	Greenstone,Schist
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Post-Ore Crushing
Alteration processes:	Post-Ore Sericitization

References

MRDS	M241989
DEP	10046781
Reference	{Deposit:: SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55}{Production:: SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 62, P. 35}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)