The American Eagle Prospect is a silver, lead, gold, copper, and zinc mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.08722, -116.52333
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American Eagle Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Eagle Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. A. Martin, J. A. Evans
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Contact ?
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Sericite
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W. SHORE OF PEND OREILLE LAKE
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, W.R., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN AREA, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PHD DISSERTATION, 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT.
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