The Old Eagle Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona.
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Old Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ser
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF DRILL CORE SOUTH OF THE VEIN YIELDED .06 AG THE AVERAGE FOR THE VEIN IS .5 OZ AU AND 1 TO 4 OZ AG. HIGH GRADE ASSAYS OF 15.8 OZ AU AND 104 OZ AG WERE DOCUMENTED BY MR. EWING. BULK ASSAYS OF DUMPS FROM THE OLD WORKINGS GAVE .1 TO 1.8 OZ AU, .1 TO 12.7 OZ AG, AND TRACE TO 3.5% LEAD. GREATER THAN 90% RECOVERY WITH CYANIDE AND RESIN. XRAY OF DARK ORE GAVE CERRUSITE, GALENA, AND ARGENTITE PEAKS.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Cerussite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Development): NOW (9-76) BEING ACTIVELY MINED FOR SILVER-GOLD ORE, FROM THE NEW SHAFT. CLAIM IS STAKE LEASE 3707.
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS INCLUDE 3 SHAFTS 7.7 M TO 23.0 M, WITH UNKNOWN AMOUNTS OF DRIFTING. NEW SHAFT IS 12.4 M DEEP.
Comment (Geology): DIABASE FORMS FOOTWALL, QUARTZ MONZONITE FORMS THE HANGING WALL.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY WILLIAM EWING PRESIDENT OF ARIZONA WESTERN MINING CO. ARIZONA WESTERN IS ACTIVELY MINING SILVER - GOLD ORE FROM THE NEW SHAFT. THE CLAIM IS STAKE LEASE 3707 . ASSAYS OF DRILL CORE SOUTH OF THE VEIN YIELDED 0.06 SILVER. THE AVERAGE FOR THE VEIN IS 0.5 OZ GOLD & 1 - 4 OZ. SILVER; HIGH GRADE ASSAYS OF 15.8 OZ. GOLD AND 104 OZ SILVER WERE DOCUMENTED BY MR. EWING. BULK ASSAYS OF DUMPS FROM THE OLD WORKINGS GAVE 0.1 - 1.8 OZ GOLD, 0.1 - 12.7 OZ SILVER, AND TR - 3.5 % LEAD. DARK QUARTZ GIVES THE BEST ASSAYS, REPORTEDLY AS TELLURIDES. WHIFFLE TABLE NOT EFFICIENT IN RECOVERY BUT MR EWING REPORTS GREATER THAN 90% RECOVERY WITH CYANIDE AND RESIN. XRAY OF DARK ORE GAVE CERRUSITE, GALENA, AND ARGENTITE PEAKS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): INFO FROM WILLIAM EWING, PRESIDENT OF THE ARIZONA WESTERN MINING CO
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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