The Eagle Creek Quartz Deposit is a semiprecious gemstone mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Semiprecious Gemstone
Lat, Long: 45.4206, -114.84640
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Eagle Creek Quartz Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eagle Creek Quartz Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area
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: Bitterroot National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On Ridge Crest Between Fawn Creek And Eagle Creek, .5 Mile N Of Salmon R. Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
Comment (Commodity): Quartz Is Drusy; Quartz Crystals As Much As .5 Of An Inch Long Line The Voids
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: 5 Ft. Sample Across Lens Contained A Trace Gold And 0.20 Oz Silver/Ton
Comment (Deposit): Several Smaller Lenses Crop Out.
Comment (Workings): Minor Prospecting Has Been Done
Comment (Geology): Just Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater (1973, USGS Bulletin 1304) Labels Weis' Pre - Belt Gneiss As Cretaceous Gneissic Quartz Monzonite Of The Idaho Batholith; Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite
Comment (Commodity): Sample Taken Across Widest Part Of Quartz Lens Contained A Tr Gold And 6.9 Grams Silver Per Tonne.
References
Reference (Deposit): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972; Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 2
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
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