| Deposit ID | 10071696 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015218 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Eagle Mine |
| Related records | 10290365 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.55204, 45.01208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2271 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI AIR LINE, 4 MI BY ROAD FROM OLD TOWN OF YELLOWJACKET |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hoodoo Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 016E | 01,07,08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Manganite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Hoodoo Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock description | Hoodoo Quartzite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -114.55204, 45.01208 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGER |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
| Dip | 70 DEG NW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| District name | Yellowjacket District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Year | 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | AG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^2.0 Oz Au, 4.0 Oz Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015218 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1030 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
1913 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY, BULL. 528
1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94
ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.; ITEM 8, UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913 , USGS BULL. 528
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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