The American Eagle Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.7911, -115.36000
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American Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Eagle Mine
Secondary: Surprise
Secondary: Pansy
Secondary: Fish Hawk Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Homestake Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation; Vein Offset By Faults Which Strike N 70 To 80 Deg E, Dip About 65 Deg Se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TELLURIDE ASSAYED 17 OZ AU, 408 OZ AG/TON.
Analytical Data: QUARTZ RUNS $4 AU/TON (1903)
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Total Production Value $110000, 1903 Value $75000
Comment (Development): 26 Patented, 2 Unpatented Claims, 10 - Stamp Mill.
Comment (Geology): Gneiss Strikes Nw, Dips 30 To 50 Deg Ne
Comment (Location): On Segal Creek
References
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech Pub. 562, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 121, 1960; P. 10.
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