| Deposit ID | 10071663 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | War Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Bell Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.61128, 45.48297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Relative position | 13 MI SW OF DIXIE, ABOUT A MI S OF BUFFALO HUMP QUADRANGLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mackay Bar(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
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Gospel-Hump Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 025N | 007E | 21 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Oligoclase | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.61128, 45.48297 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | War Eagle Fault Strikes N, Dips 70 To 80 Deg W |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG E |
| Dip | 65 DEG NW |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | William Boyce |
| District name | Buffalo Hump District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Idaho Gold Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George J. Bancroft, William H. Day |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 65.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015170 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_625 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC.
SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, USGS CIRC. 9
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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