The Adanac Claim is a beryllium mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 44.2153, -116.22000
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Adanac Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adanac Claim
Secondary: Christina Mine
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Feldspar
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: Ola 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Payette River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Minor Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Workings): Pit Is 2 Ft Deep
Comment (Location): On W Side Ola Ridge Route To Deposit From Ola Is: N For 0.2 Mi, Then E On High Valley - Squaw Creek Rd For 4.5 Mi, Then N For 200 Ft, Then Nw On Logging Road For 0.9 Mi, Then N For 0.1 Mi, Then E On Bulldozer Trail 200 Ft; Location Approximate
Comment (Geology): Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite Dike
Comment (Deposit): Dip Is Steep
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Minor Fractures Striking N 45 Deg E And Dipping 72 Deg E
References
Reference (Deposit): WFOC Property File
Reference (Deposit): Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148 , 169 P
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