Eaglebird Mine

The Eaglebird Mine is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,101 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

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Site Name

Primary: Eaglebird Mine
Secondary: Garfield Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Little Wood River 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. D. Dehlin, D. M. Jacobs, L. E. Heagle
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: Minnie Havens
Years: 1956 -

Production

Year: 1953
Time Period: 1947-1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^11.1 Oz Ag/Ton, 7.94% Pb, 5.36% Zn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: CHIMNEY-LIKE, TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne Limb Of A Nw Trending Anticline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification, Sericitization , Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6 SAMPLES ALONG SHEAR ZONE ASSAYED 0.02-0.69% WO3
Analytical Data: 14 SAMPLES IN 4 ORE SHOOTS AVERAGE 12.1 OZ AG/TON, 10.5% PB, 2.6% ZN. SIX SAMPLES AVERAGED 4.9% AS

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Augite

Comments

Comment (Location): ON N SIDE OF GARFIELD CANYON NEAR ITS HEAD

Comment (Production): ITEM 9, NO PRODUCTION IN 1946

Comment (Deposit): DESCRIPTION ABOVE FOR 1 PB-AG ORE BODY; W DEPOSITS ALONG SHEAR ZONES STRICK N 80 DEG W AND DIP 80 DEG N

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 740 FT. ADIT CROSSCUT AND DRIFT, 3 STOPES AND A 60-FT INCLINED WINZE. FOUR ORE SHOOTS PARTIALLY MINED

References

Reference (Production): ITEM 1, ANDERSON, A.L., AND WAGNER, W.R., 1946, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 75; ITEM 8, PRIVATE REPORT; ITEM 9, USBM, 1946-1950, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1944-1948; ITEMS 10-15, USBM, 1951-1953, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1949, 1950

Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108

Reference (Deposit): 1946 COMPILE USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK

Reference (Deposit): 1946 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 75

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L. AND WAGNER, W.R. 1946, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISANCE IN THE LITTLE WOOD RIVER (MULDOON) DISTRICT, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 75, P. 17-18.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 40 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1946-1953, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1944-1950

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