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Moores Cr. Dredging Co. Mine

Past Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070047
MRDS ID W007908
Record type Site
Current site name Moores Cr. Dredging Co. Mine
Related records 10217264

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.84676, 43.82068 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 3 MI NE OF IDAHO CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 005E 36 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG MOORES CR. FROM ABOUT 3 MI. BELOW WARM SPRINGS TO ABOUT 2 MI. ABOVE IDAHO CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Gravels
    Rock description Gravels

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.84676, 43.82068
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.49M
    Width 213.36M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Gravels

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Idaho City

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 331.854HA

Comments on development

  • 640 ACRES PATENTED, 140 ACRES UNPATENTED PLUS A 40 ACRE TRACT ON ELK CREEK

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN NARROW CANYONS, MANY BOULDERS ARE GREATER THAN 2 FT IN DIAMETER. BEDROCK IS DECOMPOSED GRANITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1976 Siefken, Robert R. U.S. Geological Survey

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