The Peat Moss is a mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.4433, -116.79890
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Peat Moss MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peat Moss
Commodity
Tertiary: Peat
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Givens Springs Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Peat
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Peat
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COVERS SEVERAL ACRES
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, H. A., 1955 , PEAT MOSS AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT
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