The Silver City, War Eagle, Florida is a gold and silver mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Silver City, War Eagle, Florida MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver City, War Eagle, Florida
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROX.
Comment (Production): ITEMS 8 & 9: TRADE DOLLAR - BLACK JACK MINE, FLORIDA DIST.; WAR EAGLE DIST. PROD. FROM 1863-1890 WAS $31,315,101 IN AU & AG
References
Reference (Deposit): PIPER, A.M., AND LANEY, F.B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 1
Reference (Production): PIPER, 1926
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
