Gray Eagle Mine

The Gray Eagle Mine is a gold mine located in Garfield county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gray Eagle Mine
Secondary: Claims: Grey Eagle
Secondary: Black Bear
Secondary: Sheep Run
Secondary: Lynx
Secondary: Cabin
Secondary: Chipmunk
Secondary: May Day
Secondary: Grey Eagle M. S.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Colorado
County: Garfield
District: Newcastle Area

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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Donald Barker
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca.
Years: 1946 -

Owner Name: H. H. Wallower And John Anderson
Home Office: Newcastle, Wy.
Years: 1946 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: White River Uplift, Grand Hogback Monocline

Type: L
Description: Spring Creek Fault, Unnamed Normal Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CARLOAD SHIPMENTS CARRIED 1.5 TO 2.0 OZ/TON AU, 0.75

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF EAST ELK CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Production): PARTIAL PRODUCTION RECORD. MINE INACTIVE 1916-1937. NO REPORTS PRIOR TO 1938. UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN 1946 BUT NO PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): FOUR ADITS APPARENTLY HEADING GENERALLY NORTHWEST, THE LONGEST BEING 275 FT

References

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP

Reference (Deposit): RICKARD, FORBES, 1909, GOLD ORE NEAR NEWCASTLE, COLORADO: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 99, P. 503

Reference (Production): COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATORS REPTS.

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