Gray Eagle Prospect

The Gray Eagle Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,848 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: Gray Eagle Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,848 Feet (1,173 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.65917, -115.85361

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Gray Eagle Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gray Eagle Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Murray Peak Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified; Ankerite, Sericite, Chlorite


Rocks

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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Development): 20 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: DEEP SOIL


References

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P

Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4


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