Moore

The Moore is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,125 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

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Site Name

Primary: Moore

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Amador
District: Jackson

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: South Jackson Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O J. Schweitzer

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

Type: L
Description: Reverse Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 2 % SULFIDES

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS IN SULFIDE ORE AND FREE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL; ORE VEIN OCCURS IN AND NEAR FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN HOST ROCKS; AT DEPTH VEIN HIGHLY FRACTURED. MAIN ORE SHOOT 1200 X 16 FT. CUT OFF AT 750 FT. DEPTH FROM FAULTING. ORE OCCURS AT DEPTH IN VEIN SEGMENTS, LENSES AND IRREGULAR ORE BODIES.

Comment (Production): ACTIVE IN 1880'S; IDLE UNTIL 1921 WHEN REOPENED BY MOORE MNG. CO. WHO OPERATED UNTIL 1929; INTERMITTENT PROSPECTING CONTINUED UNTIL AROUND 1934 SINCE WHEN IT HAS BEEN IDLE. PRODUCTION 1922-1929 AMOUNTED TO $564,624. AT DEEPER LEVELS THE VEIN IS BADLY SHATTERED. THE MAIN ORE SHOOT WORKED DURING THE EARLY PERIOD OF OPERATION WAS 1200 FT. LONG AND AVERAGED 16 FT. IN WIDTH. IT WAS CUT OFF AT DEPTH OF 750 FT. BY FAULTING.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 2291 FT., DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES. ACTIVE 1880'S AND 1921 TO 1929 ; INTERMITTANTLY OPENED 1929 - 1934 .

References

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL 50 , P. 186

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1888 , EIGHTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 8 , P. 84 - 85

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1924 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CMB REPT 20 , P. 3 , 74 , 177

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 38

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