Stockton Clay Deposit

Prospect in Kootenai county in Idaho, United States with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073392
MRDS ID W019451
MAS/MILS ID 0160550014
Record type Site
Current site name Stockton Clay Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.83606, 47.68516 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 3 MI NW OF COEUR D'ALENE. ABOUT 300 FT ABOVE THE SPOKANE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kootenai(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coeur d'Alene Lake(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Kootenai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 050N 004W 08,09,10,15,16 NE (09) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • .5 Mi S Of Spokane River Near Outlet From Coeur D'Alene Lake; Parallels River. Bordered By Us Hiway 95

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 3 Samples (By Skeels And Scheid) Assayed 19.6 To 29.6 % Al2o3 ; 1.0 To 3.4 % Fe2o3; 51.2 To 68.5 % Sio2

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result GRANITIC RESIDUAL CLAY AVERAGED 12.1 % AL2O3 , 2.0 % FE2O3 TRANSPORTED CLAY SHOWED 15.4 % AL2O3 AND 2.6 % FE2O3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Columbia River Basalt
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite
    Rock unit name Columbia River Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Latah Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit
    Rock type qualifier Lacustrine And Fluvial Sediments
    Rock unit name Latah Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.83606, 47.68516

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Sand And Limonite Lenses

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.57M
    Length 3218.6M
    Width 804.65M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Clays Derived From Granodiorite And Related Intrusive Rocks
  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Sand And Limonite Lenses

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Discoverer F. H. Skeels

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • N 1/2 Sec. 16 Is State Owned. U. S. Bur. Mines Drilled 162 Holes Totaling 1600 Ft. ; Econ.Com: Average Alumina Content Too Low For Use As Source Of This Oxide

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1956 , Clay Deposits Of North Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 109 , 36 P.

  • Deposit

    Hosterman, J. W., And Others, 1960 , Investigations Of Some Clay Deposits In Washington And Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1091 , 147 P.

  • Deposit

    1942 Direxpl U. S. Bur Mines

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 40 Acres. Land Is Divided Into 5 Blocks; The Central Block Is About 2200 Ft Long, 450 Ft Wide, Averages 18 Ft Thickness, With 1 To 5 Ft. Overburden.

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.