Mc Ginty Claim

The Mc Ginty Claim is a mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: Mc Ginty Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boundary

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.5961, -116.10390

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Mc Ginty Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mc Ginty Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Purcell Range - Cabinet Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACROSS BOULDER CREEK AND 600 FT. N. OF THE OSCAR ADIT.

Comment (Development): PATENTED IN 1895


References

Reference (Deposit): MILLER, D. A., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE LEONIA KNOB AREA, BOUNDARY COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 103 P


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