The Morning Star is a beryllium mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,321 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: 4,321 Feet (1,317 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 46.8997, -116.56780
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Morning Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Mica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
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: Clearwater National Forest (Palouse RD of St. Joe National Forest)
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rauch Lumber Co., Inc.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1968
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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): NO BERYLLIUM IS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FROM THIS CLAIM.
Comment (Geology): SAMPLES CONTAINED LESS THAN 0.003 PERCENT BED. THE PEGMATITE IS COMPOSED OF 10 TO 80 PERCENT FELDSPAR, 20 TO 80 PERCENT QUARTZ, 1 TO 7 PERCENT MUSCOVITE, 2 TO 5 PERCENT TOURMALINE, AND LESS THAN 1 PERCENT GARNET.
References
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON, U.S.
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7148, PP 51-53.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON AL 1925 IDAHO BUR MINES PAMPH 14 P 12 NO PROD IBM&
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E.C., VAN NOY, R.M., WELDIN, R.D., 1968, BERYLLIUM
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