Gray Eagle Prospect

The Gray Eagle Prospect is a lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho.

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

Name: Gray Eagle Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 43.6539, -114.12670

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Gray Eagle Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gray Eagle Prospect
Secondary: Denton Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. J. Denton
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Small Fault Nearly Parallel To Bedding


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF PORCUPINE CREEK.

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT AND A FEW ADITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1951.


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA


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