The Manganese Deposit is a beryllium, zinc, and manganese mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium, Zinc, Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.005, -114.99670
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Manganese Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Stanley And Hidden Lake 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: IRREGULAR LENS, PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stains
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE ACROSS 10 FT INTERVAL OF VEIN HAD TRACES AG, PB, SN, 975 PPM ZN, 300 PPM BE, 18000 PPM ( 1.8 % ) MN
Analytical Data: A 2ND VEIN SAMPLE HAD TRACE AG, 200 PPM PB, 20 PPM SN, 2750 PPM ZN, 49000 PPM ( 4.9 % ) MN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 1/4 MI N OF N END OF HIDDEN LAKE, WHERE THE TRAIL CROSSES THE CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): 1 PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
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