The Gray Eagle is a gold and silver mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,800 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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.7925, -118.48111
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Gray Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Red Boy District / Granite Are
Land Status
Not available
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PORTAL OPENNED IN 1981
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN
Comment (Workings): ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS IN THREE ADITS
Comment (Geology): LIMONITIC CHERT BRECCIA ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GRANITE QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGM; MAP (IN PREPARATION)
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