June Bug Claims

The June Bug Claims is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,348 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

Name: June Bug Claims  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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