Oneida Perlite Expanding Plant

Past Producer in Oneida county in Idaho, United States with commodity Perlite
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290285
MAS/MILS ID 0160719000
Record type Site
Current site name Oneida Perlite Expanding Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -112.25892, 42.19302 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oneida(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Malad City West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Malad City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Bear-Malad(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Oneida

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014 S 036 E 21 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Perlite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -112.25892, 42.19302

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Oneida Perlite Corp.
    ID 1001299
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE FILE REFERENCE, APRIL, 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUL-92 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)

StatusAbandoned since 11/27/2000
MSHA mine ID1001299
Mine name (MSHA)MALAD EXPANDER
Current operatorIdaho Minerals Inc
Current controller (parent)Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

Open MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System for inspections, accidents, and violations for this mine.