The Olson Mine is a mica mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,786 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: 3,786 Feet (1,154 Meters)
Commodity: Mica
Lat, Long: 46.8731, -116.57890
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Olson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Olson Mine
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Scott Rogers Mine
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Mica
                
                            
                Tertiary: Beryllium
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Idaho 
                                                County: Latah 
                                
Land Status
                                                Land ownership: Private
                        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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): IDAHO BUR MINES GEO. COUNTY RPT # 2, 1957, HUBBARD 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): 18,000 LBS IN 1944 AND A FEW HUNDRED LBS BERYL < $300000 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): STOLL WC 1950 MICA AND BERYL IN IDAHO AND MONT USGS PRO PPR 
                                                                
            
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