Gray Eagle Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042363
MRDS ID M060122
Record type Site
Current site name Gray Eagle Mine
Alternate or previous names Copper Mountain, Koyotte, Rightside, O'Real -Schenk
Related records 10229088

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.04945, 48.61929 (WGS84)
Elevation 716
Relative position 1/2 MILE NORTH OF KETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kettle Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colville(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036N 038E 17 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH SLOPE OF GOLD HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE CONTAINS 3% CU, 0.07 OZ/TON AU AND 1.0 OZ/TON AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Mission Argillite, Cherty Dolomite
    Rock description Mission Argillite, Cherty Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.04945, 48.61929

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Cherty Dolomite Between Two Strong Fault Zones.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1903

Mining district

District name Kettle Falls District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bonanza Lead
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chamberlain And Miller

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3. % Cu, .07 Oz/Ton Au, 1. Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 28wt-pct
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • GIBBS AND HUNLEY, D/BLA BONANZA LEAD, REPORT 6000 TONS PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1953 AND MARCH 1954 CONTAINED 3% CU, 0.07 OZ/TON AU AND 1.0 OZ/TON AG. PRODUCTION YEARS 1903 - 1914 , 1953.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 426.72M
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORE REMOVED FROM 4 STOPES IN 100 FEET ABOVE ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEAVER, C.E., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 231

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 102

  • Deposit

    1903 DIREXPL COLUMBIA RIVER SMELTING CO. - PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    1942 DIREXPL JAMES ONEAL AND GEORGE SCHENK

  • Deposit

    1953 DIREXPL BONANZA LEAD - PRODUCTION

  • Production

    U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUCH POST - MINERAL FAULTING EVIDENT ORE IS IN A DOLOMITE LENS ENCLOSED WITHIN ARGILLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references