Silver Moon Mine

The Silver Moon Mine is a silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 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: Silver Moon Mine
Secondary: Mohawk

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Texas District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: T. And B Mining

Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): In Silver Moon Gulch Which Extends Back Into Lemhi Range From 3 Miles S Of Gilmore

Comment (Production): Umpleby States Production Activity Was 20 Or More Years Prior To 1913; Production Est. At $50,000 (Moore, 1909)

Comment (Workings): Exploration Work In 1975

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Bedding Of Limestone, Fissure

Comment (Location): USBM Study - Lemhi Range Rare II Area

References

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL 528

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 1974-1975, 95 P.

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, F. C., 1909, TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1908

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL 528, P. 108.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904

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