The Gray Eagle Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,349 feet.
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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: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.61944, -118.04833
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Gray Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray Eagle Mine
Secondary: Copper Mountain
Secondary: Koyotte
Secondary: Rightside
Secondary: O'Real -Schenk
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Kettle Falls District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Chamberlain And Miller
Owner Name: Bonanza Lead
Production
Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3. % Cu, .07 Oz/Ton Au, 1. Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Okanogan Highlands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 3% CU, 0.07 OZ/TON AU AND 1.0 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): GIBBS AND HUNLEY, D/BLA BONANZA LEAD, REPORT 6000 TONS PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1953 AND MARCH 1954 CONTAINED 3% CU, 0.07 OZ/TON AU AND 1.0 OZ/TON AG. PRODUCTION YEARS 1903 - 1914 , 1953.
Comment (Workings): ORE REMOVED FROM 4 STOPES IN 100 FEET ABOVE ADIT.
Comment (Location): SOUTH SLOPE OF GOLD HILL
Comment (Deposit): MUCH POST - MINERAL FAULTING EVIDENT ORE IS IN A DOLOMITE LENS ENCLOSED WITHIN ARGILLITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.E., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 231
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 102
Reference (Deposit): 1903 DIREXPL COLUMBIA RIVER SMELTING CO. - PRODUCTION
Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL JAMES ONEAL AND GEORGE SCHENK
Reference (Deposit): 1953 DIREXPL BONANZA LEAD - PRODUCTION
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872
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