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Henry Mine

Past Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Coal, Lignite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070053
MRDS ID W007927
Record type Site
Current site name Henry Mine
Alternate or previous names Robb Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.21097, 43.88738 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 2 1/2 MI SW OF HORSESHOE BEND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horseshoe Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 002E 03 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Coal Primary
Lignite Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Payette Formation-Sandstone, Shale, Clay
    Rock description Payette Formation-Sandstone, Shale, Clay

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.21097, 43.88738
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 50 DEG W
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratabound

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Horseshoe Bend

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mr. Henry

Comments on the production information

  • APPARENTLY SOME COAL WAS PRODUCED; BUT NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 22.86M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: BOWEN, C. F., 1911 , USGS BULL. 531 , P. 249 .

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, C. F., 1913 , COAL AT HORSESHOE BEND AND JERUSALEM VALLEY, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 531-H, P. 245 - 25

  • Deposit

    1911 RECON BOWEN, BULL. 53

  • Production

    BOWEN, C. F., 1911, USGS BULL. 531, P. 249

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey

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