The Blue Cloud Claims is a beryllium mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.6783, -115.59530
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Blue Cloud Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Cloud Claims
Secondary: White Knob Group
Secondary: Whirly Bird Group
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Rocky Bar Area
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Fault Striking N 25 Deg W And Dipping 66 Deg S Intersects The 2 Veins
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A GRAB SAMPLE OF QUARTZ IN PIT 2 ASSAYED 0.014 % BEO
Analytical Data: VEIN IN PIT 1 CONTAINED 0.18 % BEO
Analytical Data: 1 VEIN SAMPLE CONTAINED 3.51 % BEO
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Mica
Comments
Comment (Location): Sw Of Jct Of Sheep Creek And Devils Creek; From Boise To Deposit: E For 18 Mi On Highway 21 , Ne For 24.5 Mi On Atlanta Rd, E For 4 Mi Along Sheep Creek Horse Trail, And 5 For 0.5 Mi Up Devils Creek
Comment (Deposit): 2 Parallel Veins 7 Inches Apart; Strike And Dip Above For Veins Above Fault; The Lower Segments Strike N 61 Deg E And Dip 60 Deg N; A Vein In Pit 1 Strikes N 65 Deg E, Dips 62 Deg N, And Is 7 Inches Wide
Comment (Workings): Discovery Pit And 3 Other Pits
References
Reference (Deposit): Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148 , 169 P
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 10-91, 1991, P. 12.
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