Luella Mine

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

Name: Luella Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Latah

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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