Blackfoot River Area Pumicite Deposit

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10073303
MRDS ID	W019315
MAS/MILS ID	0160110052
Record type	Site
Current site name	Blackfoot River Area Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-111.87752, 43.02882 (WGS84)
Elevation	1981
Relative position	21.5 MI WSW OF HERMAN; 29 MI SSE OF AMMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dunn Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	004S	039E	34	NESW	Idaho

Comments on the location information

Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Pumice	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-111.87752, 43.02882	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name	Blackfoot Reservoir - Paradise Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W019315
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	DR_188	http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160110052	Data consolidated into this record.

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Minobras, 1975 , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, 55 P
Deposit

V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 162

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1977	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	03-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.