The Moonlight Mine is a copper mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,450 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
Elevation: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.8981, -112.27780
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Moonlight Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moonlight Mine
Secondary: Lion Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Fort Hall District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Nat Eldredge And Others
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): Last Shipment Of 9 Tons Ran 22% Cu, 8.3 Oz. Silver And 0.005 Oz. Gold To The Ton Was Sorted From The Dump
Comment (Workings): Workings Do Not Appear Safe To Enter
Comment (Development): 6 Patented Claims ; Econ.Com: 10 Mi From Nearest Railroad; No Water In Area
Comment (Location): 3 1/2 Mi E On Moonlight Mine Rd. From Junction With Pocatello Cr. Rd.; Previous Quad Designation = Brigham City 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): Weeks, F.B., Heikes, V.C., 1907, USGS Bulletin 340, P. 177
Reference (Deposit): Dotson, J. C., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept., 2 P
Reference (Deposit): 1957 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open File Report
Reference (Production): Dotson, J. C., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open File Report
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