The Gray Eagle is a gold and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,041 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.96306, -119.04361
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Gray Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray Eagle
Secondary: Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek, Chesaw Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: The Kobau Formation Was Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL SCALE MINING IN THE LATE 1800'S. MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1916, 1921-1924, 1937-1939, AND 1950-1951; VALUE PROBABLY LESS THAN $50,000. MOST MINING WAS BY PICK AND SHOVEL. A SMALL AMALGAMATION MILL WAS BUILT IN 1950-1951; ONLY 8 TONS OF ORE CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 4 OZ AU AND 4 OZ AG WERE MINED AND MILLED (MOEN, 1980, P. 35).
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN SILTITE AND GREENSTONE OF THE KOBAU FORMATION; ALTERED GRANITIC ROCKS OCCUR WITH THE MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Deposit): MINING ON THE GREY EAGLE CLAIM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT ON TWO WIDLEY SEPARATED VEINS. ONE OF THE VEINS HAS ALSO BEEN MINED AS PART OF THE RECO VEIN IN THE NO. 2 ADIT OF THE RECO MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.
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