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Benewah Lake Clay Occurrence

Occurrence in Benewah county in Idaho, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073438
MRDS ID W019525
MAS/MILS ID 0160090073
Record type Site
Current site name Benewah Lake Clay Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.68185, 47.34426 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position 5.5 MI NW OF ST. MARIES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benewah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Benewah Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joe(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Benewah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 046N 003W 11 NENESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On E Shore Benewah Lake

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 8 Ft White Clay; 8 Ft Yellow Clay

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS OF WHITE CLAY: 11.4 % AL2O3
Result 71.3 % SIO2
Result 1.0 % CAO. ANALYSIS OF YELLOW CLAY: 16.7 % AL2O3
Result 67.3 % SIO2
Result 2.0 % CAO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Latah Formation-White Clay, Yellow Clay
    Rock description Latah Formation-White Clay, Yellow Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.68185, 47.34426
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.88M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name St. Maries Area

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Milwaukee Railroad

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: 1 Ft Overburden

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

    1956 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 10

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 128

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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