The Stanley Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.6664, -116.12500
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Stanley Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stanley Prospect
Secondary: Stanley Pegmatite Claims
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Boise District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains - Boise Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 RANDOM CHIP SAMPLE OF PEGMATITE CONTAINED LESS THAN 0.002 % BEO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): 4.8 Mi NE Boise By Way Of The Mile High Graveled Road; Location Approximate Also in T.4 N., R.3, E. Sec. 29
Comment (Production): About 100 Lb Of Beryl Removed From 1 Dike
Comment (Deposit): There Are Several Nearly Parallel-Striking Pegmatite Dikes; They Strike N 10 - 30 Deg E, Dip 60 Deg W - 75 Deg E And Are Up To 2 Ft Wide; One Dike Is Described Above
Comment (Workings): Several Very Shallow Pits And Bulldozer Trenches
Comment (Geology): Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite Dikes
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): 1968 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 714
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE
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