Moss Mine

The Moss Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,159 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

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Site Name

Primary: Moss Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: San Francisco District

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lloyd Moss
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1974

Production

Year: 1909
Time Period: -1909
Description: $500,000 Prior To 1909.

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
Discovery Year: 1864
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Wulfenite
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE MINING DISTRICT IS ALSO KNOWN AS OATMAN.

References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ.DEPT.MINERAL RES. MOHAVE CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME,F.L.,USGS BULL.743,P46-48

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.

Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP

Reference (Deposit): HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MAP

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,P170-172,43

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOSS MINE-MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): CUNNINGHAM&BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P94

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C,AZBM BULL 131,P113-115,9,12,44-45,52,60,74,84-85,

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME TRANS.,1917,P208,226

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P39

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