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Golden Eagle Mine

Past Producer in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, 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. 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. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070359
MRDS ID W013249
MAS/MILS ID 0160310035
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Eagle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.60867, 42.30491 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 6 MI. WNW OF CONNER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Connor Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Raft(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013S 024E 12 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1 Mi. W. Of Albion Group High Above The Sharp Bend In Conner Cr.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyromorphite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS ON SOME OF THE CARBONATE ORE SHOWED 0.04 OZ AU/TON AND 15.6 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Harrison Series, Quartzite
    Rock description Harrison Series, Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.60867, 42.30491
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 DEG E
    Dip 70 DEG NW
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stokes District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • About 10 Tons Of Ore Were Shipped In Early Days

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Greater Than 500 Ton Producton And 5000 Ton Estimated Reserve

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 42.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • Several Cuts And Winzes Explore Vein 50 Yds. Along Strike.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1931; Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 14

  • Deposit

    WFOC Property File

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 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.

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