Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer
Golden Eagle Mine
Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Secondary
Silver
Tertiary
Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Model
273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LENSES
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Pyrite
Gangue
Muscovite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Greenstone,Schist · Wyman Formation
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Post-Ore Crushing
Alteration
Post-Ore Sericitization
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10046781
MRDS ID
M241989
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.77744, -117.71231
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 62, P. 35