Inkom Quarry

Producer in Bannock county in Idaho, United States with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070379
MRDS ID W013280
MAS/MILS ID 0160050067
Record type Site
Current site name Inkom Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.24693, 42.78772 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position 3/4 MI. S OF INKOM; 20.6 MI. 5 E OF POCATELLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bannock(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bonneville Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Portneuf(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bannock

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007S 036E 28 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Calcium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Shaley Limestone
    Rock description Shaley Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.24693, 42.78772

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 DEG E
    Dip 65 DEG W
    Thickness 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Fort Hall District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ash Grove Cement West Inc
    Interest 100
    Home office Bannock County, ID \nINKOM, ID 83245 \n
    First year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Idaho Portland Cement Co.
    First year 1979
    Last year 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • Side Hill Quarry Is 250 Ft. Deep

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Overburden 1 To 3 Ft.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, CHARLES R., 1956, IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 2 P.

  • Deposit

    DOTSON, J. C., 1957, IDAHO PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY QUARRY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1956 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN FILE REPT.

  • Deposit

    1957 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN FILE REPT.

  • Production

    DOTSON, J. C., 1957, ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., OPEN - FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    69TH ANNUAL REPORT, MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1971

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Sommerfeld, Paul T.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 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 01/08/1987
MSHA mine ID1001428
Mine name (MSHA)Inkom Quarry
Current operatorAsh Grove Cement West Inc
Current controller (parent)Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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