The Grey Eagle is a lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 46.3133, -112.19780
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Grey Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grey Eagle
Secondary: Gray Eagle
Secondary: Comet Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): THERE WERE NO TAILINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. IRON STAINING EMANATING FROM ADIT #1 INDICATED PAST DISCHARGE, ALTHOUGH NO DISCHARGE WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. BISHOP CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF HIGH ORE CREEK, FLOWED ADJACENT TO THE SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO BISHOP CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED THAT WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 27.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 36.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-110.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
