Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Eagle Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldZincCopperLead
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Description

G. Weber

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABLULAR
Ore controlTrinity Fault Zone
Geology
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Ne-Trending Faults; Nw-Trending Offset Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10044014
MRDS IDM231329
Alternate namesBlue Eagle, Black Eagle, Gray Eagle
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58018, -117.11734
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER-459-B.STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 88.ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.