The War Eagle Prospect is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.14861, -113.61389
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War Eagle Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Pratt Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: War Eagle Gold Silver Lead Co.
Owner Name: Goldstone Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: THIN SEAM
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
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: SOME OF ORE REPORTED TO CARRY UP TO AN OUNCE OF AU/TON. A 1 - FT. WIDE VEIN ASSAYED OVER $100/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): On Crest Of Ridge N. Of Pratt Creek; 2 Mi. W. Of Goldstone
Comment (Development): 14 Unpatented Claims.
Comment (Workings): 2 Shafts Along Ridge, 10 And 18 Ft Deep. Main Shaft Is NW Of Ridge, Is 40 Ft Deep With 80 Ft Drift.
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Workings): All Workings Were Found Caved In 1985.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 5, 1969.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 16-88, 1988, Appendix B, No. 41, P. 140.
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