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Helmer Clay Deposit

Producer in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodities Kaolin, Silica
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072078
MRDS ID W015912
Record type Site
Current site name Helmer Clay Deposit
Related records 10241777

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.46913, 46.81736 (WGS84)
Elevation 878
Relative position ABOUT .5 MI N OF HELMER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bovill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 040N 001W 09,16 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Silica Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Latah Formation-Kaolin Clay
    Rock description Latah Formation-Kaolin Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.46913, 46.81736
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Helmer Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Green Refractories Inc., A. P.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C.R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS (PUB.), 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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