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Diatomite

Prospect in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodity Diatomite
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144745
MAS/MILS ID 0160730070
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite
Alternate or previous names Bates Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.55287, 43.01458 (WGS84)
Elevation 1268
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sinker Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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 Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005 S 002 W 11 NWNWNW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.55287, 43.01458
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS HA 1947 ID B M & GEOL ID MIN RESOURCES RPT NO4 P16

  • Deposit

    PROD: UNKNOWN

  • Deposit

    ALSO OCCURS IN SW1/4SEC2,SE1/4 SEC3,&NE1/4 SEC10&NW1/4 SEC3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-89 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.

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