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Black Eagle

Producer in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108209
MRDS ID DC03129
Record type Site
Current site name Black Eagle

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -107.13183, 39.06592 (WGS84)
Elevation 2972
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marble(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carbondale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Roaring Fork(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River 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 Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 11S 87W 29,32 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -107.13183, 39.06592
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersection Of A Steep Vein And Base Of Limestone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BASE OF LIMESTONE 75 FT. THICK, N60W 31 NE. ASSOC: SPHALERITE, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1894

Mining district

District name Marble

Comments on the production information

  • 165 OZ AG/TON. 1 CARLOAD SHIPPED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL 884, PG 115

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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