Golden Eagle

Prospect in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155633
MRDS ID M056004
MAS/MILS ID 0530190073
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Eagle
Alternate or previous names Republic Unit, Republic, Knob Hill Mines
Related records 10041082

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.73174, 48.65904 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Republic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037 N 032 E 35 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.73174, 48.65904

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Republic

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hecla Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1997
    First year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • SANTE FE PACIFIC GOLD CORP. CAN EARN A 70% INTEREST IN THE PORPERTY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 11300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.4 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 10251000mt ore
    Total resources 10251000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 16.1 g/mt Silver Major 1996
    Gold Au 3.39 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS IS A REFACTORY GOLD DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 11, 1995, P96.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P323.

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN NO37 METALLIC MINERALS PAGE 120

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 11, 1995, P96

  • Deposit

    HECLA MINING COMPANY, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P20.

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES, WASH.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC NEWLETTER, V 18, #1, MARCH 1990, PP. 7, 16.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 9/95, V47., N9, P813.

  • Deposit

    HECLA MINING COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P33.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S 1996, P213; 1997, PP. 246, 247.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1995 HECLA SIGNED AN AGREMENT WITH SANTE FE PACIFIC GOLD CORP. TO EXPLORE & DEVELOP THIS DEPOSIT; (RELATED TO THE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE REPUBLIC AREA). SEE MAS SEQ FILE 0530190084.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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