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Gray Eagle Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. 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. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094410
MRDS ID D006793
Record type Site
Current site name Gray Eagle Prospect
Alternate or previous names Denton Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.1276, 43.65379 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MI. S50W OF GRAYS PEAK., Within 0.8 Mi.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hyndman Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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 020E 30 NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF PORCUPINE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation
    Rock description Milligen Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.1276, 43.65379
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Fault Nearly Parallel To Bedding

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip SW (STEEP)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Fault

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner F. J. Denton
    First year 1951

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT AND A FEW ADITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1951.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-81 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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