Glenwood Clay Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Clay
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089112
MRDS ID W013130
MAS/MILS ID 0160490333
Record type Site
Current site name Glenwood Clay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.8371, 46.19847 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. S. OF GLENWOOD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 033N 005E 15, 16, 20 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Tamarock Ridge

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ANALYZED 23.4% AL2O3, 0.5% FE2O3, 61.3% SIO2, 2.3% CAO, 0.8% MGO.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.8371, 46.19847

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Hr.Age.Mv: Soft, Sandy Light Brown Clay

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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.