The Golden Eagle Mine is a lead mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 42.305, -113.60780
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Golden Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Stokes 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS ON SOME OF THE CARBONATE ORE SHOWED 0.04 OZ AU/TON AND 15.6 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyromorphite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 Mi. W. Of Albion Group High Above The Sharp Bend In Conner Cr.
Comment (Production): About 10 Tons Of Ore Were Shipped In Early Days
Comment (Workings): Several Cuts And Winzes Explore Vein 50 Yds. Along Strike.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Greater Than 500 Ton Producton And 5000 Ton Estimated Reserve
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1931; Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 14
Reference (Deposit): WFOC Property File
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