| Deposit ID | 10071527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014968 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | War Eagle Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Polaris |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.80018, 45.32707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | 6.75 MI NE OF BURGDORF |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
War Eagle Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 023N | 005E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE YIELDED $40 AU/TON BY AMALGAMATION |
|---|---|
| Result | LIMONITE MAKES UP 5-25% VOLUME OF ORE |
| Result | METALLIC IRON CONTENT 60 - 65% |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss, Schist |
| (1) | -115.80018, 45.32707 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | S 70 DEG E |
| Dip | S |
| Length | 53.34M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Burgdorf District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Giboy, Nick |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | War Eagle Mining Co., Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Overall length | 13.72M |
| Overall width | 1.52M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014968 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_697 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490168 | data consolidated into this record |
Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P., P. 75-76.
Griner, W. C., 1975, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, 98 P.
1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, P. 75-76.
1947 Recon J. H. Mackin, Open-File Rept.
1975 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-NOV-1993 | Cather | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.