The War Eagle No. 1 and 2 is a gold and silver mine located in Lane 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
War Eagle No. 1 and 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle No. 1 and 2
Secondary: Wall Street
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
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.
Administrative Organization: Umpqua National Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OXIDIZED QUARTZ AT SURFACE REPORTED TO ASSAY 0.15 OZ/TON AU AND 2.20 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS, WAR EAGLE #1 AND #2, HAVE EACH BEEN EXPLORED ALONG STRIKE FOR OVER 2000 FEET. A 50 FT LONG ORE SHOOT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO VEINS
Comment (Workings): OVER 900 FT INCLUDING A 600 FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 321
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 82
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 79
Oregon Gold
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