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Pumice, Inc. Mine

Past Producer in Bonneville county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073302
MRDS ID W019313
MAS/MILS ID 0160190126
Record type Site
Current site name Pumice, Inc. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.92413, 43.50491 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 1.25 MI S OF IONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonneville(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ucon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rexburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Idaho Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonneville

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 038E 12,13,23 SESENE (13) Idaho
Boise 002N 039E 07,18 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Deposit Along E Side Snake River Valley Near Ammon; Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES GAVE 72.5 % SIO2 , 23.8 % AL2O3 , 1.6 % CAO, 0.1 % FE2O3 , 0.05 % MGO

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.92413, 43.50491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 304.8M
    Length 11265.1M
    Width 3218.6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Iona Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pumice, Inc.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hoopes Construction Co.

Comments on the production information

  • Hubbard States Item 8 Above Was About 6000 Tons/Month

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Item 1 Totals Several Million Tons

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 426.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • Quarry 100 Ft Deep

Comments on development

  • Lease Covers Over 100 Acres

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1955 , Pumice Inc.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept

  • Deposit

    1955 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept

  • Production

    Hubbard, C. R., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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