Moore Mine

The Moore Mine is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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

Name: Moore Mine  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.8925, -121.09778

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Moore Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moore Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, DRIFTS, STOPES

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE1/4

Comment (Production): TOTAL YIELD THRU 1898 EST. $180,000 . . NO PRODUCTION-RECORD FOUND. . NO PRODUCTION-RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 10 IN. THICK


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , GOLD-PLACER: REPORT 13 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 283 .

Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 345 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, ( 1936 )

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 28 .


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