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American Eagle Mine

Past Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048265
MRDS ID M800386
Record type Site
Current site name American Eagle Mine
Alternate or previous names American Eagle Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.50992, 34.46699 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 3.3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAVERICK MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilhoit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 013N 002W 31 N2 OF NW Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • 1.2 MILES WEST OF RUTH MINE; APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ORO FLAME MINE. UTM COORDINATES TO TUNNEL IN FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLAIM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Selenite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Government Canyon Granodiorite
    Rock description Government Canyon Granodiorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.50992, 34.46699
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granodiorite Rather Massive
Type of structure Local
Structure description Veins Trend N 30 W To N 60 W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike APPROXIMATELY N 60 W
    Dip STEEPLY
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 365.76M
    Width 30.48M
    Depth to bottom 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting, Shearing

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUB PROTEROZOIL GRANODIORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1931
Year of last production 1932

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Louis Schrade
    First year 1932

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 237.74M
    Overall depth 36.58M
    Overall length 237.74M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL #1= 325 FT LONG. TUNNEL #2= 450 FT LONG.

Comments on development

  • AMERICAN EAGLE CLAIM IS PART OF ORO FLAME GROUP. HOWEVER, AMERICAN EAGLE IS SEPARATE MINE FROM ORO FLAME

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAXIMUM STOPE LENGTH N 50 FT LONG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1981 Dewitt, Ed H. U.S. Geological Survey

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