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Lemhi Valley Bentonite Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Bentonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070443
MRDS ID W013381
MAS/MILS ID 0160590179
Record type Site
Current site name Lemhi Valley Bentonite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.81531, 45.13159 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 4 3/4 MI. SE OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East of Salmon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 022E 23 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About 200 Ft. Above Lemhi Valley Floor

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Carmen
    Rock description Carmen

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.81531, 45.13159
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 7.62M

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 Eureka District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • Restricted Local Use.

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Long Distance To Market; Overburden Would Be A Problem.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A.L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 140.

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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