The Eagle Lease is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Eagle Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eagle Lease
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District; Chesaw Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Patrick Welch (Estate)
Owner Name: M. L. Pierce
Home Office: Chesaw, Wa.
Years: 1938 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Granite Is Altered
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FEW CENTS-SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CHALCEDONIC QTZ VEINLETS; ALSO IN COUNTRY ROCK.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND OLD OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ALSO AU IN GRANITE NEAR VEINS, VEINS 1/2-6 IN
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, PLATE 1
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