The Golden Eagle is a gold and silver mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.6592, -118.73060
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Golden Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Republic Unit
Secondary: Republic
Secondary: Knob Hill Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Republic
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -
Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
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
Comment (Deposit): IN 1995 HECLA SIGNED AN AGREMENT WITH SANTE FE PACIFIC GOLD CORP. TO EXPLORE & DEVELOP THIS DEPOSIT; (RELATED TO THE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE REPUBLIC AREA). SEE MAS SEQ FILE 0530190084.
Comment (Ownership): SANTE FE PACIFIC GOLD CORP. CAN EARN A 70% INTEREST IN THE PORPERTY.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THIS IS A REFACTORY GOLD DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S 1996, P213; 1997, PP. 246, 247.
Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P33.
Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, 9/95, V47., N9, P813.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIC NEWLETTER, V 18, #1, MARCH 1990, PP. 7, 16.
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES, WASH.
Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING COMPANY, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P20.
Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 11, 1995, P96
Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN NO37 METALLIC MINERALS PAGE 120
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P323.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 11, 1995, P96.
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