Moore Bar

The Moore Bar is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Moore Bar
Secondary: Slide Creek Placer Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area

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: Wenzel, John G.
Home Office: Idaho
Years: 1972 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 0.5 LB/CY

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Feldspar

Comments

Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists

Comment (Development): Slide Creek Placer Claim ; Econ.Com: Samples Contain No More Than A Trace Of Gold/Cy

Comment (Deposit): Contains 42 Acres

Comment (Workings): 3 Trenches

Comment (Geology): Flat Alluvial Terrace As High As 70 Ft. Above River

References

Reference (Deposit): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bull 1353-C, P 54 - 5

Reference (Production): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36

Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., Mitchell, Et Al, 1981.

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