The Luella Mine is a mica mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,445 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: 3,445 Feet (1,050 Meters)
Commodity: Mica
Lat, Long: 46.8781, -116.60220
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Luella Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Luella Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BULK SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE DUMPS CONTAINED 0.002 TO 0.004 PERCENT BEO. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTED PRODUCTION OF BERYLLIUM FROM THESE WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD CR 1957 IDAHO BUR MINES COUNTY REPORT NO 2 P 21
Reference (Deposit): STOLL WC 1950 MICA AND BERYL IN IDAHO AND MONT USGS PRO P 22
Reference (Deposit): 17,900 LBS 1943-1944 < $300000
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE HAS LOUELLA 43.12 IN SEC 28 POSSIBLY T
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E. C., VAN NOY, R. M., WELDIN, R. D., 1968,
Reference (Deposit): BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND
Reference (Deposit): PP 49-50 AND 25.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7148,
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