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Idaho Portland Cement Co. Quarry

Past Producer in Bannock county in Idaho, United States with commodity Volcanic Materials
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089118
MRDS ID W013155
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Portland Cement Co. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.23773, 42.76432 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 2 MI. SW. OF INKOM

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 34 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON W SIDE OF MARSH CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Volcanic Materials Primary

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS IS FE2O3 - 0.7
Result AL2O3 - 14.4
Result SIO2 - 59.6
Result CAO - 1.5
Result MGO - 1.0
Result TOTAL NA2O - 4.7
Result AVAILABLE NA2O - 0.10
Result TOTAL K2O - 7.2
Result AVAILABLE K2O - 0.34
Result LOSS ON IGNITION - 10.1.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Salt Lake Formation. Volcanic Sediments
    Rock description Salt Lake Formation. Volcanic Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.23773, 42.76432
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N
    Dip 25 DEG E
    Thickness 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fort Hall District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idaho Portland Cement Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ASH HAS BEEN USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PORTLAND - POZZOLAN CEMENT. BECAUSE OF SMALL DEMAND, PRODUCTION IS LIMITED TO SPECIAL ORDERS. PRODUCTION REPORTED IN 1965.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 87 - 88

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13

  • Production

    ASHER, R. R., 1965: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 87 - 88.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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