The June Bug Claims is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,348 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
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.9158, -113.75080
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June Bug Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: June Bug Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt Creek 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Reynold P. Miller
Home Office: P.O. Box 936, Homedale, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Only Minor Silicification Near Veins
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE O.M.E. POCKET NO. 6847 (1971). THIS PROPERTY INCLUDES THE JIGGS PROPERTY (W015733) AND THE MCDEVITT CREEK PROPERTY (W026790) BUT ITS LARGER AND THE INFORMATION IS MORE RECENT (1971). ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN MORMON CANYON, PRIMARILY IN SECTION 5. INCLUDES PART OF JIGGS PROSPECT (ANDERSON, 1961), AS WELL AS MCDEVITT CREEK PROSPECT (ROSS, 1925).
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS SUB-PARALLEL QUARTZ AND QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINS WHICH ARE BRECCIATED IN PLACES
Comment (Workings): A FEW SHORT ADITS AND DOZER CUTS
Comment (Geology): HONEYCOMBED LIMONITIC MATERIAL 0.1-4 FT. WIDE IS COMMONLY ADJACENT TO THE VEIN QUARTZ.
Comment (Development): 58 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (JUNE BUG 1-58) COMPRISED THE PROPERTY IN 1971 WHEN AN O.M.E. LOAN APPLICATION WAS MADE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 744, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG PAMPH 124, 111 P.
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA
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