Eliason Ranch Pumice Deposit

Prospect in Power 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
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10093472
MRDS ID	W013165
MAS/MILS ID	0160770003
Record type	Site
Current site name	Eliason Ranch Pumice Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-112.93755, 42.61051 (WGS84)
Elevation	1463
Relative position	3 MI NW OF ROCKLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Power(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockland West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Power

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	009S	030E	27	NE	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Pumice	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pumice	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-112.93755, 42.61051	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form IRREGULAR

General form	IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name	Rockland Area

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Eliason Brothers

Type	Owner
Owner	Eliason Brothers

Comments on the workings information

Exposures Are Now Obliterated By Hillwash

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W013165
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	PO_154	http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	016077000	data consolidated into this record

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 31 - 32.
Deposit

Staley, W.W., 1950 Pumice And Perlite In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Mineral Resources Rept. 6, P. 6.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	5000 Ft X 150 Ft

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1976	Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat	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.