The Tri-State Cedar Corp. Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 47.2314, -116.02470
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Tri-State Cedar Corp. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tri-State Cedar Corp. Prospect
Secondary: Tri State Cedar Corp. Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Mica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Black Prince District
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: St. Joe National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Tri-State Cedar Corp.
Production
Not available
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pegmatite Shape Is Roughly Overturned Fold With Axis Trending E - W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANDOM CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.047 % BEO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.8 Mi S of Junction of Marble Cr and St. Joe River Roads and At W Edge of Marble Cr Road
Comment (Development): 240 Acres Unpatented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: Us Bur Mines Rept. Inv. 7148 , P. 6
Reference (Deposit): 1960 Geochem Us Bur Mines, Rept. Inv. 714
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 150
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