The Moose Meadow Placer is a zirconium and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Zirconium, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3108, -115.12000
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Moose Meadow Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moose Meadow Placer
Secondary: High Meadow Placers
Commodity
Primary: Zirconium
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Chamberlain 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.8 LB BLACK SANDS AND .26 LB ZIRCON/CY
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Allanite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Placer Covers 16 Hectares, 640000 Cy
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Idaho Gold
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