Black Eagle

The Black Eagle is a gold mine located in Malheur county, Oregon.

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: Black Eagle

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.43389, -117.72750

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Black Eagle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Eagle


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Mormon Basin Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS IN A MIXED ROCK ZONE OR FAULT SLICE OF ULTRAMAFIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS EMPLACED IN YOUNGER JURASSIC SEDIMENTS

Comment (Deposit): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN FROM 1906 CLAIM MAP

Comment (Development): 20 STAMP MILL REPORTEDLY IN OPERATION IN 1903


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 2 DEG QUADRANGLE: ODGMI MAP WITH TEXT GMS-7.

Reference (Deposit): NELSON, D.W.C., 1906, GENERAL MINING MAP OF EASTERN OREGON: UNPUB. MAP ON FILE AT THE ODGMI BAKER OFFICE, BAKER, OR


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