The North Star Lake Occurrence is a beryllium mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.6136, -115.50190
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North Star Lake Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Lake Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Prairie 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
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ANHEDRAL GRAINS, SUBHEDRAL CRYSTALLINE MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Aquamarine
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Glaciated Ridge Between Headwaters Of Smith And Sheep Creeks; Location Approximate
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Very Sparse Mineralization
Comment (Deposit): Description Above For Largest Mass Of Aquamarine
Comment (Geology): Texture And Composition Of Leucogranitic Rock Is Similar To That Of Sawtooth Batholith
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. 74.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Recon USBM Rept. Inv. 714
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