The Black Eagle Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,451 feet.
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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: 7,451 Feet (2,271 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.0122, -114.55110
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Black Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1922
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2.0 Oz Au, 4.0 Oz Ag/Ton
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: Salmon River Mountains - Bighorn Crags
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGER
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Manganite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON E FK OF HOODOO CREEK, ON SLOPE W AND SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE CREEK LEVEL.
Comment (Development): 15 - STAMP MILL; 3 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 5 SHORT, 1 LONG ADIT; SEVERAL CUTS.
Comment (Geology): HOODOO QUARTZITE STRIKES N 30 DEG W, DIPS 85 DEG NE
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY, BULL. 528
Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.; ITEM 8, UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913 , USGS BULL. 528
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