Moscow Mine

The Moscow Mine is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: Moscow Mine
Secondary: Moore

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ludwig, Tony

Owner Name: Lori Syndicate

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
Discovery Method: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAY ABOUT 0.15 OZ AU/TON. SELECTED ORE MILLED BY MOORE RAN ABOUT 0.30 OZ AU/TON.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc

Comments

Comment (Location): E. SLOPE OF MOORES CREEK

Comment (Production): $9000 PRODUCTION ALMOST ENTIRELY BY E. MOORE. ORE PRODUCED IN 1903 RAN $5/TON AU.

Comment (Development): 16 OR MORE CLAIMS, INCLUDING THOSE OF TONY LUDWIG. 5-STAMP MILL

Comment (Workings): QUARRY OPERATED IN OLD DAYS

References

Reference (Deposit): 1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT

Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44

Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911.

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 1914, BIG CREEK MINING DISTRICT: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111.

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