McDevitt Creek Prospect

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

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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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