The McCarty Prospect is a zinc mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.015, -116.84140
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McCarty Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: McCarty Prospect
Secondary: McCarthy
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: South Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Pyritization Of Tuff, Oxidation, Leaching
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN MATERIAL IS 3 - 10% ZN, 4% CU, WITH LITTLE AU AND AG.
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Mine Is Reported As 1 Mile South Of Homestead.
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Veins Are Narrow, Discontinuous; Only Small Amount Of Ore In Sight.
Comment (Workings): Workings Composed Of 4 Short Adits, Totaling 250 Feet In Length.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Vallier, T. L., And Brooks, H. C., 1970 , Geology And Copper Deposits Of The Homestead Area, Oregon And Idaho: The Ore Bin, V. 32 , No. 3 , P. 54 .
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97
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