The Moose Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8281, -115.59580
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Moose Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moose Creek Placer
Secondary: Virginia City Group
Secondary: Old Channel Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Turner, Daryl G
Home Office: Rte 2 Box 105 GRANGEVILLE ID 83530
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: A And T Mining
Home Office: Idaho
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: Virginia City Gold Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAVEL ASSAYED $14 TO $19.35 / CY
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): Est. Total Production Of $386000
Comment (Development): 21 Miles Main And Auxiliary Ditches And Flumes. 12 Unpatented Placer Claims. Rediscovery By V.C. In 1969.
Comment (Deposit): 40 Acres, 38000 Cy
Comment (Workings): 6 Shallow Test Pits
Comment (Location): On N Side Of The S Fk Of Clearwater River In Drainage Basins Of Allison And Trail Creeks, Tributaries Between Newsome And Moose Creeks
Comment (Location): Sec. 22; T29N; R7E; One Mile Up Moose Creek.
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1905, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1904
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Sept. 14, 1970; Mar. 15, 1972; May 24, 1974.
Reference (Deposit): 1905 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9
Reference (Deposit): 1972 Geolmap Virginia City Gold Mines
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
Reference (Deposit): Msha Report Dated August 1980.
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