The War Eagle is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,621 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: 2,621 Feet (799 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.4278, -117.38890
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War Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle
Secondary: Perry Lead Mine
Secondary: Big Four Mine
Secondary: Big Four
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 57.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 53, 1957, P. 454.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 73, 1963, P. 35-
Reference (Deposit): 36.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 15-85, 1985, TABLE 1,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 2, P. 11.
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