The Moore Creek is a mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Moore Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore Creek
Secondary: Bay Horse
Secondary: White Horse
Commodity
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: WO3 = 0.2 % AND CU = 0.2 %
Analytical Data: MOS2 = 0.08 %
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE LESSEES BUILT AND OPERATED A 50 TON PER DAY GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR ON THE PROPERTY
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K.; 1965 ; MOLY OCCURRENCES IN THE U.S.; U.S.G.S. BULL 1185 - E
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. R.; 1962 ; MINERALS OF CALAVERAS CO.; CAL. DIV. MIN. GEO.; COUNTY REPORT 2
Reference (Production): STAGER; 1965
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