The War Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4831, -115.61030
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War Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle Mine
Secondary: Little Bear Group
Secondary: Blue Bell Claim
Secondary: Magnetite
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ken Lexa
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): Lode Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc Deposits Occur In Portions Of Lenticular Quartz Veins And Veinlets In Granitic Country Rock. Mine Adits, One Shaft And Numerous Prospect Pits Are The Workings.
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon And Reid, 1934, USGS Circular 9, P. 67.
Reference (Deposit): Esparza, L. E., And Others, 1984, Mineral Resources Of The Gospel-Hump Wilderness, Idaho County, Idaho, U.S. Bureau Of Mines, WFOC, Unpublished File Report.
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