The War Eagle Claim is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.16556, -113.26111
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War Eagle Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle Claim
Secondary: War Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Georgetown (Southern Cross, Cable) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Georgetown Lake
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SE OF GEORGETOWN LAKE.
Comment (Workings): A TUNNEL AND A WINZE NEAR THE PORTAL.
Comment (Deposit): CUTS ACROSS BEDDING AND IS OXIDIZED FERRUGINOUS QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 1C 13, PL. 4.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 236.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
