Emmett Plant

Producer in Gem county in Idaho, United States with commodity Silica
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10168746
MAS/MILS ID 0160450058
Record type Site
Current site name Emmett Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.57098, 43.86707 (WGS84)
Elevation 710
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gem(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southwest Emmett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Gem

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 002 W 10 SWSW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 MILES NORTH HIGHWAY 16, 3 MILES WEST OF EMMETT, IDAHO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Alluvial deposits.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Martin-Marietta Aggregates
    ID 1000318
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED JUNE 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 12/05/1988
MSHA mine ID1000318
Mine name (MSHA)Emmett Plant
Current operatorCovia Solutions LLC
Current controller (parent)Covia Holdings LLC
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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