The Moscow Mine is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1, -115.40420
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Moscow Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moscow Mine
Secondary: Moore
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ludwig, Tony
Owner Name: Lori Syndicate
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAY ABOUT 0.15 OZ AU/TON. SELECTED ORE MILLED BY MOORE RAN ABOUT 0.30 OZ AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Location): E. SLOPE OF MOORES CREEK
Comment (Production): $9000 PRODUCTION ALMOST ENTIRELY BY E. MOORE. ORE PRODUCED IN 1903 RAN $5/TON AU.
Comment (Development): 16 OR MORE CLAIMS, INCLUDING THOSE OF TONY LUDWIG. 5-STAMP MILL
Comment (Workings): QUARRY OPERATED IN OLD DAYS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Reference (Deposit): MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 1914, BIG CREEK MINING DISTRICT: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111.
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