The South Mcginty Ridge is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,841 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: 6,841 Feet (2,085 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.205, -114.01111
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South Mcginty Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Mcginty Ridge
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
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: POD - LIKE, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
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: Smithsonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, ONE 3 FEET THE OTHER 10 FT. LONG
Comment (Geology): 1000 - 1500 FT FROM STOCK
Comment (Location): CENTER, SOUTH HALF
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UTAH OF UTAH MS THESIS.
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