The American Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.46694, -112.50917
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American Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Eagle Mine
Secondary: American Eagle Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Louis Schrade
Years: 1932 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Granodiorite Rather Massive
Type: L
Description: Veins Trend N 30 W To N 60 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Selenite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUB PROTEROZOIL GRANODIORITE
Comment (Location): 1.2 MILES WEST OF RUTH MINE; APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ORO FLAME MINE. UTM COORDINATES TO TUNNEL IN FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLAIM.
Comment (Development): AMERICAN EAGLE CLAIM IS PART OF ORO FLAME GROUP. HOWEVER, AMERICAN EAGLE IS SEPARATE MINE FROM ORO FLAME
Comment (Deposit): MAXIMUM STOPE LENGTH N 50 FT LONG
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL #1= 325 FT LONG. TUNNEL #2= 450 FT LONG.
References
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Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
