Idaho · Valley County
Past Producer

Moscow Mine

Valley County, Idaho, United States
GoldCopperZincLead
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Description

Si Boyles

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10071690
MRDS IDW015212
Alternate namesMoore
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.09988, -115.40516
References
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.BELL, R. N., 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911.MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 1914, BIG CREEK MINING DISTRICT: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111.1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.