The War Eagle Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.4831, -115.61030
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War Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle Mine
Secondary: Blue Bell Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: George J. Bancroft, William H. Day
Owner Name: Central Idaho Gold Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: War Eagle Fault Strikes N, Dips 70 To 80 Deg W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Oligoclase
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CONCENTRATING RATIO VARIES FROM 30:1 TO 100:1, DEPENDING ON ORE GRADE.
Comment (Location): ON FITZ CREEK, TRIBUTARY TO CROOKED CREEK
Comment (Development): 25 TONS/DAY FLOTATION PLANT
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): 1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC.
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