The Moss Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,402 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
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1378, -116.23060
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Moss Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moss Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Packsaddle Fault Trends N - S (Strikes N 45 Deg E Dips 30 Deg Se)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite; Sericite; Much Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): BEDS ON E SIDE OF VEIN STRIKE N 10 DEG E AND DIP 30 DEG SE: BEDS ON W SIDE OF VEIN STRIKE N 25 DEG E, DIP 60 DEG NW.
Comment (Location): JOHNSON CREEK FLOWS INTO CLARK FORK RIVER
Comment (Workings): DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1
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