| Deposit ID | 10071690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015212 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moscow Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Moore |
| Related records | 10290462 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.40516, 45.09988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 5 MI S. W. OF EDWARDSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Profile Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 020N | 009E | 06 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE ASSAY ABOUT 0.15 OZ AU/TON. SELECTED ORE MILLED BY MOORE RAN ABOUT 0.30 OZ AU/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.40516, 45.09988 |
|---|
| Strike | N - S |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 DEG E |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Discoverer | Si Boyles |
| District name | Edwardsburg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lori Syndicate |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ludwig, Tony |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 167.64M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015212 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_907 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
BELL, R. N., 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911.
MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 1914, BIG CREEK MINING DISTRICT: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111.
1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT
1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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