The Silver Moon Mine is a silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.4328, -113.26080
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Silver Moon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Moon Mine
Secondary: Mohawk
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Texas 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: T. And B Mining
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): In Silver Moon Gulch Which Extends Back Into Lemhi Range From 3 Miles S Of Gilmore
Comment (Production): Umpleby States Production Activity Was 20 Or More Years Prior To 1913; Production Est. At $50,000 (Moore, 1909)
Comment (Workings): Exploration Work In 1975
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Bedding Of Limestone, Fissure
Comment (Location): USBM Study - Lemhi Range Rare II Area
References
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL 528
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 1974-1975, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, F. C., 1909, TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1908
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL 528, P. 108.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904
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