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Moss Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283880
MRDS ID M004525
MAS/MILS ID 0040150220
Record type Site
Current site name Moss Mine
Related records 10027926

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.44751, 35.09972 (WGS84)
Elevation 658
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020 N 020 W 19 NWSWSE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Gold Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Wulfenite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.44751, 35.09972
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Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 67M
    Width 30M
    Length 1609M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Strike And Dip N80W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 910917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both metallic and non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1864
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1864

Mining district

District name San Francisco District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lloyd Moss
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1974

Production statistics

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0040150220
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M004525 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Deposit

    USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP

  • Deposit

    HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)

  • Deposit

    BLM DISTRICT MAP

  • Deposit

    ARIZ.DEPT.MINERAL RES. MOHAVE CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    RANSOME,F.L.,USGS BULL.743,P46-48

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,P170-172,43

  • Deposit

    ADMR MOSS MINE-MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    CUNNINGHAM&BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P94

  • Deposit

    LAUSEN,C,AZBM BULL 131,P113-115,9,12,44-45,52,60,74,84-85,

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME TRANS.,1917,P208,226

  • Deposit

    GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P39

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINING DISTRICT IS ALSO KNOWN AS OATMAN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-SEP-91 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines