The Moore Mine is a mine located in Napa county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.7975, -122.34390
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Moore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore Mine
Secondary: Moore Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Napa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Moore
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): CALDWELL DESCRIBES THE ORE AS BLACK,SPECKLED,AND HOMOGENOUS, GOING FROM 41 TO 46 PERCENT IN CR2O3 CONTENT. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW,D.H.,AND THAYER,T.P.,1946,CDMAND G BULL 134,PT.2,CHAP.1,
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SECS 17 SW 1/4, SEC 18 NE 1/4, SEC 19 NE 1/4 AND SW
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