The Mcginty Ridge is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,041 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: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.21222, -114.00667
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Mcginty Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcginty Ridge
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, SHEET - LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Separating Guilmette Ls. From Diamond Peak Cgl
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Brochantite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER WEST 1/2 OF NE
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE, A SHORT ADIT AND A COLLAPSED ADIT
Comment (Geology): A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM STOCK
References
Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVE
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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