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Mason-Dixon Mine

Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072130
MRDS ID W015990
MAS/MILS ID 0160690003
Record type Site
Current site name Mason-Dixon Mine
Alternate or previous names Sun Beam White Sand Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.85293, 46.52846 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Relative position 6 MI SE OF GENESEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Green Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036N 004W 21 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Near Top Of Coyote Grade

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore
Clay Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartzite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS ON - 10 MESH PORTION: 80.21% SIO2
Result 18.32% AL2O3
Result 0.187% FE2O3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Latah Formation-Sand And Gravel
    Rock description Latah Formation-Sand And Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Columbia River Basalt Group.
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip N
    Thickness 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cave Gulch District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Terteling, H. P.
  • Type Owner
    Owner S. Becker

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Staley, W. W., Jr., 1959, Beneficiation Of The Mason-Dixon Ore: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 26 P.

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Co. Rept. 1, 17 P.

  • Deposit

    Dotson, J. C., 1955, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept., 7 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Body In Sections 20,21,28,29

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 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.

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