War Eagle Mine

The War Eagle Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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

Name: War Eagle Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 34.37444, -112.39167

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War Eagle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: War Eagle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Turkey Creek 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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Grant And Erikson
Years: 1949 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1872
Year Last Production: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Granodiorite And Gabbro-Diorite Rather Massive

Type: L
Description: Veins Trend N-S To Nne


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM (8) IS ESTIMATED FROM $25,000 GOLD PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE-DIORITE


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 102.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 150

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102


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