Mine detail: McCarty Prospect

Previously called 'McCarthy'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.01486, -116.84241

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Gold, Silver, Lead
Ore:	Bornite, Malachite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Hunsaker Creek Formation-Volcanic Sediments
Host type:	Tuff
Associated rock:	Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuff
Associated type:	Tuff
Tectonic:	Island Arc Volcanic Chain
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Pyritization Of Tuff, Oxidation, Leaching

References

MRDS	W012798
MAS	160030044
DEP	10105582
Reference	{Deposit:: Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.}{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 .}{Deposit:: 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97}
Reporter	Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat, Ridenour, James