War Eagle Claim

The War Eagle Claim is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: War Eagle Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

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

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.