| Deposit ID | 10254032 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060125 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530650572 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Railway Dike Merikay Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cannon Claims, Merikay Mine, Calispell Peak |
| Related records | 10042366 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.52079, 48.40235 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1243 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Calispell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chewelah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Colville(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Colville National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034 N | 042 E | 33 | SWNW | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Euxenite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Niccolite | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Phenacite | Unknown |
| Powellite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Tantalite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | Glacial drift, undivided |
|---|
| Strike | N07W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 55W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 102M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 314M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 97HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Chewelah Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Meridian Land And Minerals, Bellvue, Wa |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530650572 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060125 | MAS references MRDS |
FENNER, W.L., REPORT OF EXPLORATION AND MINING AT MERIKAY
MINE, UNPUBLISHED COMPANY REPORT, 1952.
............................................................
GRANT, W.H., GEOLOGICAL REPORT, MERIKAY MINE, UNPUBLISHED
COMPANY REPORT, 1952.
MAGILL, E.A., D.M.E.A. FIELD TEAM REGION II FINAL REPORT,
MERIKAY MINE, 1954.
MILLER, F.K., AND L.D. CLARK, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH-LOON
LAKE AREA, STEVENS AND SPOKANE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON,
U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 806, 1975.
PATTEE, E.C., R.M. VAN NOY, AND R.D. WELDIN, U.S.B.M.
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 7149, 1968.
RANEY, R.G., MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, BERYLLIUM,
RAILWAY DIKE (MERIKAY MINE), STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
JUNE, 1983, UNPUBLISHED CONFIDENTIAL REPORT.
USBM MINERAL COMMODITIES SUMMARIES, 1983.
USBM MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NUMBER 0530650572.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-SEP-94 | Raney/Rg | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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