The Black Eagle is a copper mine located in Marion 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
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Black Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Marion
District: North Santiam
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: Willamette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: 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
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN MATERIAL IS A SILICIFIED ANDESITE BRECCIA CEMENTED BY QUARTZ AND CHALCOPYRITE WITH LITTLE PYRITE AND GALENA.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS AND STREAKS.
Comment (Workings): NEARLY 1000 FEET OF WORKINGS WITH 400 FEET OF DRIFT ON A VEIN WITH A 20 FOOT STOPE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 116
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 90
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 288
Oregon Gold
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