War Eagle Prospect

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper, 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070429
MRDS ID W013365
MAS/MILS ID 0160590188
Record type Site
Current site name War Eagle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.6148, 45.1485 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 13 1/2 MI. S. SE. OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldstone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 024E 16 SE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Crest Of Ridge N. Of Pratt Creek; 2 Mi. W. Of Goldstone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result SOME OF ORE REPORTED TO CARRY UP TO AN OUNCE OF AU/TON. A 1 - FT. WIDE VEIN ASSAYED OVER $100/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation
    Rock description Yellowjacket
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.6148, 45.1485

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form THIN SEAM
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip 80 SW
    Thickness 1.07M
    Width 0.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original alteration entry:

    Local - Oxidation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Pratt Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Goldstone Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner War Eagle Gold Silver Lead Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 24.38M
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Shafts Along Ridge, 10 And 18 Ft Deep. Main Shaft Is NW Of Ridge, Is 40 Ft Deep With 80 Ft Drift.
  • All Workings Were Found Caved In 1985.

Comments on development

  • 14 Unpatented Claims.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.

  • Deposit

    Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 5, 1969.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 16-88, 1988, Appendix B, No. 41, P. 140.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-APR-1994 Lipton, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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