The American Eagle is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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Mine Info
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American Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Eagle
Secondary: New American Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Whipple Mtn.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED TO CARRY 2 - 10 % CU, GOLD VALUES FROM $2 - $20 PER TON ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 6.35 % CU, $6 AU/TON, AND 65 - 75 % SILICA.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS, 6 - 12 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 130 FT. SHAFT, SOME DRIFTS TOTALING 600 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 26TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 206 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J. 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 430 .
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., 1943 , P. 430 (SEE REF.)
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