Silver Eagle Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10168852
MAS/MILS ID 0160490893
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Eagle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.66627, 45.20047 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pony Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 022 N 006 E 36 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION WAS DERIVED FROM BLM MINING CLAIM RECORDATION FILES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.66627, 45.20047

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Dowell, George (Locator)
    ID 1001582
    Home office Box 18143, Boise, Id 83702
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner James Striker, C. S. C. Mining Co., (Contractor)
    ID 1001582
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. UNPUBL. METAL AND

  • Deposit

    NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION INFORMATION

  • Deposit

    SHEET. OCT. 20, 1982, 1P. (AVAILABLE AT BUMINES, WFOC,

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE, WA)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-1993 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/1983
MSHA mine ID1001582
Mine name (MSHA)Silver Eagle Mine
Current operatorSilver Eagle Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Mcdowell George & Frank Galey
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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