Bald Eagle Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089165
MRDS ID W013588
Record type Site
Current site name Bald Eagle Prospect
Related records 10290024

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.30201, 43.68989 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 3 MI ENE OF KETCHUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 018E 10 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N SIDE OF PARKER GULCH, ABOUT 1/2 MI NE OF THE JUNE DAY MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE TAKEN ALONG A 25 FT. SECTION OF MAIN TUNNEL AVERAGED 2% CU, 0.002 OZ/T. AU, AND 1.2 OZ/T. AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Hornblende Granite Dike
    Rock description Hornblende Granite Dike
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Milligen Form.-Limestone, Argillite
    Rock description Milligen Form.-Limestone, Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.30201, 43.68989

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fractures
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Striking N 30 - 40 Deg W And Dips 40 - 50 Deg. Sw.

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Warm Springs District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 41.15M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TUNNELS. UPPER TUNNEL CAVED. SEVERAL SMALL DIGGINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 57 - 58

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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