War Eagle

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129445
MAS/MILS ID 0460810053
Record type Site
Current site name War Eagle

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -103.63667, 44.32886 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deadwood South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Black Hills 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 South Dakota Lawrence

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 004 N 004 E 04 S2SESE South Dakota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -103.63667, 44.32886

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 370M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 92M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galena District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Double Rainbow Mines Deadwood S. D
    Interest 100
    Home office South Dakota
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAPIRO,L H,AND GRIES J P,1970,ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALE

  • Deposit

    ND TERTIARY A6E OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS,S DAKOTA: US GEO

  • Deposit

    HEAVY METALS PROGRAM,CONTRACT # 1

  • Deposit

    4-08-0001-10650

  • Deposit

    U S BUREAU OF MINES,1954,BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, S DAKOTA

  • Deposit

    I: WASH D C, US BUMINES IC 7688, 123 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references