| Deposit ID | 10218031 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 160790572 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eagle Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Niagara |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86133, 47.67567 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1120 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Murray(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 050 N | 005 E | 09,16,17,18 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Model code | 200 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett |
| Mark3 model number | 64 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation | ||
| Rock description | Revett Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | St. Regis Formation | ||
| Rock description | St. Regis Formation | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.86133, 47.67567 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25W |
| Thickness | 39M |
| Length | 457M |
| Width | 390M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 244 |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1974 |
| Discoverer | Earth Resources Co. |
| District name | Eagle |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Lessee/Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Niagara Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| First year | 1928 |
| Last year | 1929 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Niagara Mining and Development Co., Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| First year | 1955 |
| Last year | 2002 |
| Type | Lessee/Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Earth Resources Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Golden, Colorado |
| First year | 1974 |
| Last year | 1978 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 15519000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15519000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12620000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790572 |
EARTH RESOURCES COMPANY., 1975, PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, EAGLE CREEK PROJECT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: INTERNAL MEMORANDUM, 26 P.
HAGEN RESEARCH, INC. PRELIMINARY METALLURGICAL STUDIES ON EAGLE CREEK COPPER-SILVER ORE SAMPLES, LETTER TO EARTH RESOURCES CO., MARCH 5, 1975, 18 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR KM OF ROAD AND 16 KM OF TRANSMISSION LINES WOULD |
| Deposit | HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTED. WATER WOULD HAVE TO BE OBTAINED |
| Deposit | FROM WELLS. LABOR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE SITE AND WOULD |
| Deposit | HAVE TO COMMUTE FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. |
| Deposit | THE PROPOSED PRODUCTION RATE OF 3500 MT/DAY INCLUDES |
| Deposit | 175 MT/DAY OF DILUTION MATERIAL; A 5 PCT DILUTION FACTOR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-90 | Lindsey, David S. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 15-MAR-05 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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