Tommy Moran Prospect

The Tommy Moran Prospect is a gold mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

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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

Name: Tommy Moran Prospect   

State:  Idaho

County:  Boundary

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.8961, -116.25530

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Tommy Moran Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tommy Moran Prospect
Secondary: Moran Property
Secondary: Howard Wickersham
Secondary: Matterhorn


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie-Yaak 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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: H. Wickersham, S. Hash


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Purcell Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR, TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Kaniksu Batholith; Joint Planes; Granite - Quartzite Contact Closeby.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Location): W. Slope Of Bussard Mtn., 1 1/2 Mi. Sw Of Queen Mtn. Lookout.

Comment (Development): 3 Claims

Comment (Workings): Open Cuts And Small Shafts.


References

Reference (Deposit): Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.

Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, V. R. D., And Ellis, E. W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.

Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, 85, 31 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85

Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10


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