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Burley Clay Mine

Producer in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodity Brick Clay
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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 10089149
MRDS ID W013244
MAS/MILS ID 0160310243
Record type Site
Current site name Burley Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names Burley Brick and Sand Co., Inc.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.80671, 42.54324 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position ON E. EDGE OF BURLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Walcott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010S 023E 19 SE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Mined From Silt Or Floodplain Deposits Not Far From Banks Of Snake River.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Alluvium
    Rock description Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.80671, 42.54324
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Burley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Burley Brick And Tile Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Joe Pullman

Comments on development

  • Onsite Processing Plant For Brick Making

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P.

  • Deposit

    Kelly, H. J., Et. Al., 1956, Ceramic Industry Development And Raw - Material Resources Of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, And Montana: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 7752, P. 53.

  • Deposit

    State Of Idaho, 1971, Mining Industry Of Idaho, 69th Annual Report

  • Deposit

    Hosterman, J.W., 1964, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Report 1, Fig 13

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 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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