Minnie Moore

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120207
MRDS ID M060186
MAS/MILS ID 160130013
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Moore
Alternate or previous names Minnie Moore Claim, Relief Claim
Related records 10042411

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.2894, 43.4711 (WGS84)
Elevation 1708
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002 N 018 E 34 S2NWNE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Iron Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Galena Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scapolite Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown
Stilbite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Tremolite Unknown
Wollastonite Unknown
Zoisite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.2894, 43.4711

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 30W
    Thickness 6M
    Length 746M
    Width 427M
    Area 120HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N35W:30W
    Total Surface Area (HA) 120
    Date of Last Modification 791012

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1879
Year of first production 1881

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hawaii National Corp.
    ID 1001499
  • Type Owner
    Owner R. T. And J. W. Walker
    ID 1001499
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. And D Construction
    ID 1001499
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Number of Shafts 1
    Slope of Inclines 28
    Number of Inclines 3
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON,A.L.1950 IDA BMGEOL.PAM 90,P13

  • Deposit

    HALL AND CZAMANSKI, 1972, ECON, GEOL. V.67, PL350-361

  • Deposit

    SIMONS 36TH ANN REPT. MINING IND, IN ID FOR 1934, P.89-92

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 814

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1995-01-30 Gosling U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/01/1981
MSHA mine ID1001499
Mine name (MSHA)Minnie Moore Mine & Mill
Current operatorC & D Construction
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references