War Eagle Prospect

The War Eagle Prospect is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,751 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

Name: War Eagle Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Elmore

Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.6967, -115.29360

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War Eagle Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: War Eagle Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Rocky Bar District


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: Boise National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): On The Ridge Between Steele Cr. And Bear Cr.


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1943, Geology Of Gold - Bearing Lodes, Rocky Bar District, Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 2

Reference (Deposit): 1943 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 6


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