Adanac Claim

Prospect in Gem county in Idaho, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073245
MRDS ID W019188
MAS/MILS ID 0160450022
Record type Site
Current site name Adanac Claim
Alternate or previous names Christina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.22097, 44.21517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 4.5 MI NW OF OLA, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gem(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

High Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Gem

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010N 002E 08,09 C W2SE (09) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On W Side Ola Ridge Route To Deposit From Ola Is: N For 0.2 Mi, Then E On High Valley - Squaw Creek Rd For 4.5 Mi, Then N For 200 Ft, Then Nw On Logging Road For 0.9 Mi, Then N For 0.1 Mi, Then E On Bulldozer Trail 200 Ft; Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Garnet Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Minor Fractures

Ore body information

  • Strike N 47 DEG W
    Dip E
    Width 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite Dike
  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Minor Fractures Striking N 45 Deg E And Dipping 72 Deg E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ola Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 1.83M
    Overall width 1.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • Pit Is 2 Ft Deep

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148 , 169 P

  • Deposit

    WFOC Property File

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Dip Is Steep

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 09-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.