War Eagle Prospect

The War Eagle Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: War Eagle Prospect
Secondary: Polaris

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Burgdorf 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: War Eagle Mining Co., Inc.

Owner Name: Giboy, Nick

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS, STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LIMONITE MAKES UP 5-25% VOLUME OF ORE
Analytical Data: METALLIC IRON CONTENT 60 - 65%
Analytical Data: ORE YIELDED $40 AU/TON BY AMALGAMATION

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): Near Top Of War Eagle Mtn.

Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Claims, War Eagle Nos. 1, 2, 3

Comment (Workings): Several Open Cuts, Shaft, Adit

References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P., P. 75-76.

Reference (Deposit): Mackin, J. H., 1947, Iron Ore Deposits In The Clearwater District, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 20 P.

Reference (Deposit): Griner, W. C., 1975, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, 98 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, P. 75-76.

Reference (Deposit): 1947 Recon J. H. Mackin, Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report

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