The Mc Kinney Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,619 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
Elevation: 3,619 Feet (1,103 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 46.8792, -116.78140
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Mc Kinney Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Kinney Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Mica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Princeton - Harvard Area
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: D. Mc Kinney
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Palouse Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Schist Foliation Strikes N 70 - 85 Deg E, Dips 45 - 70 Deg W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.0194% BEO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Muscovite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148, P. 25, 60 - 62
Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON US BUR MINES, REPT. INV. 714
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