Moore Prospect

The Moore Prospect is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Moore Prospect

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.88139, -115.41972

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Moore Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moore Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Moore
Years: 1923 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration Of Rhyolite


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): IT CONSISTS PRINCIPALLY OF A FAIRLY GOOD LUCKING 2 1/2 FOOT-VEIN, WHICH AT THE CABIN STRIKES N.400E AND DIPS 65 DEG SE. THE VEIN ALSO SHOWS IN A NEARBY 20-FOOT SHAFT AND 50-FOOT TUNNEL, WHERE IT IS IN PART SPLIT UP INTO SEVERAL STRINGERS ITLIES IN BROWNISH-GRAY MEDIUM-GRAINED RHYOLITE, WHICH IS HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED, & CONTAINS CCONSIDERABLE SECONDARY QUARTZ & OTHER MINERALS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = JARBIDGE (1943) 1:625000

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TUNNEL

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS IN BROWNISH GRAY, MEDIUM GRAINED HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED RHYOLITE


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C.(1923)JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NEV., USGS BULL.741


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.