Minnie Moore

The Minnie Moore is a silver, lead, gold, and zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,604 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: Minnie Moore
Secondary: Minnie Moore Claim
Secondary: Relief Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill Mining 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

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: C. And D Construction
Company ID: 1001499
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: R. T. And J. W. Walker
Company ID: 1001499

Owner Name: Hawaii National Corp.
Company ID: 1001499

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1881
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Stilbite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Graphite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Wollastonite
Unknown: Zoisite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scapolite
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON,A.L.1950 IDA BMGEOL.PAM 90,P13

Reference (Deposit): HALL AND CZAMANSKI, 1972, ECON, GEOL. V.67, PL350-361

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS 36TH ANN REPT. MINING IND, IN ID FOR 1934, P.89-92

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 814

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