Eliason Ranch Pumice Deposit

Prospect in Power county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice
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. Materials information
  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093472
MRDS ID W013165
MAS/MILS ID 0160770003
Record type Site
Current site name Eliason Ranch Pumice Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.93755, 42.61051 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position 3 MI NW OF ROCKLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Power(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockland West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(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 Power

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009S 030E 27 NE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.93755, 42.61051

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Rockland Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eliason Brothers

Comments on the workings information

  • Exposures Are Now Obliterated By Hillwash

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 31 - 32.

  • Deposit

    Staley, W.W., 1950 Pumice And Perlite In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Mineral Resources Rept. 6, P. 6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5000 Ft X 150 Ft

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 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.