The McDevitt Creek Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.9069, -113.77110
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McDevitt Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: McDevitt Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Fault Zone
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Bleaching
Alteration Text: Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Location Approximate
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Gouge, Brecciation, Fault Zone Trending N 25 Deg W, Dipping 60 Deg Sw
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1925 , The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 744 , 44 P
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 247
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