Olson and Stanford Hi-Al Clay

Past Producer in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Mineral rights holdings
Land status
Ownership information
Reserves and resources
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10168857
MRDS ID	W015909
MAS/MILS ID	0160570003
Record type	Site
Current site name	Olson and Stanford Hi-Al Clay
Related records	10072076

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-116.63823, 46.77846 (WGS84)
Elevation	853
Location accuracy	100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanford(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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	040 N	002 W	30	C	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum Critical	Tertiary
Iron	Tertiary
Silica	Tertiary
Titanium Critical	Tertiary
Water, Free	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Ilmenite	Unknown
Kaolinite	Unknown
Limonite	Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-116.63823, 46.77846	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness

Length

4300M

Width

1830M

Area

500HA

Depth to top

Field	Value
Type of Orebody #1	SEDIMENTARY
Shape of Orebody #1	TABULAR
Primary mode of Origin	SEDIMENTATION
Secondary mode of Origin	RESIDUAL CONCENT
Primary Ore Control	BEDDING
Secondary Ore Control	LITHOLOGY
Degree of Wallrock Alter.	NONE
Type of Wallrock Alter. #1	OTHER
Minimum Depth to Top	1
Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat.	5
Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat.	1
Total Surface Area (HA)	500
Date of Last Modification	830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No
Discovery year	1907
Year of first production	1909

Mining district

District name	Unorganized District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights	Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Robert And Albert Olson

Home office Idaho

Year 1975
Type Operator

Owner Troy Fire Brick Co.

Home office Idaho

Year 1975
Type Owner

Owner Green Refractories Inc., A. P.

Home office Idaho

Year 1975

Type	Operator
Owner	Robert And Albert Olson
Home office	Idaho
Year	1975

Type	Operator
Owner	Troy Fire Brick Co.
Home office	Idaho
Year	1975

Type	Owner
Owner	Green Refractories Inc., A. P.
Home office	Idaho
Year	1975

Comments on the production information

IN 1975, THE HIGH IRON AREAS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE EVALUATION. MATRIX GRADES AND TONNAGES ARE BASED ON WET TONNES THERE ARE THREE SETS OF COSTS; ORIGINAL 1975 COSTS; COSTS UPDATED FROM 1975 TO 1979; AND COMPLETELY RECOSTED 1979 COSTS. THE LIFE OF THE DEPOSIT IS 52 YEARS AT A PRODUCTION RATE OF 2213000 TONNES PER YEAR. THE MILL CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED TO ACCUNT FOR THIS; OR ANOTHER MILL CAN BE ADDED SUBSEQUENTLY OR CONCURRENTLY AND OPERATED FOR 27 YEARS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT MILL WHICH WOULD OPERATE FOR 25 YEARS.

Reserves and resources

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1956

Measured

48355000mt ore

Indicated

60927000mt ore

Demonstrated

109282000mt ore

Inferred

22389000mt ore

Total resources

131671000mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Aluminum	Al2O3	23.25	wt-pct	Aluminum	Trace	1956
Iron	Fe2O3	12.02	wt-pct	Iron	Trace	1956

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1956

Measured

48355000mt ore

Indicated

14515000mt ore

Demonstrated

62870000mt ore

Total resources

62870000mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Aluminum	Al2O3	24.3	wt-pct	Aluminum	Trace	1956
Iron	Fe2O3	4.7	wt-pct	Iron	Trace	1956

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1956

Indicated

1052000mt ore

Demonstrated

1052000mt ore

Inferred

4246000mt ore

Total resources

5298000mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Aluminum	Al2O3	24.8	wt-pct	Aluminum	Trace	1956
Iron	Fe2O3	2	wt-pct	Iron	Trace	1956

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1956

Indicated

45359000mt ore

Demonstrated

45359000mt ore

Inferred

18144000mt ore

Total resources

63503000mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Aluminum	Al2O3	22.4	wt-pct	Aluminum	Trace	1956
Iron	Fe2O3	20.1	wt-pct	Iron	Trace	1956

Comments on the reserve resource information

MATRIX GRADES AND TONNAGES DEVELOPED IN HOUSE IN 1975 FROM U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DRILL HOLE INFORMATION AND USGS GEOLOGICAL DATA. SEE IDAHO PAMPHLET NO. 109, 1956, P. 11- 14.

Workings at the site

Type of workings

Surface

Area

500HA

Field	Value
MAS Development Schedule #	1
Mining Record #	1
Status of Mining Method	PROPOSED
Mining Method	STRIP-LEVEL
Swell Factor	.7
Percent Waste Rock	0
Avg. Overburden Thickness	5
Primary Material Cover	SAND, SILT
Percentage	100
Hardness of Ore	SAND, SILT
Avg. Bench Height (meters)	5
Max. Pit Slope (degrees)	18
Capacity	8852
Capacity Units	MT ORE/DAY
Preprod. Stripping Vol.	184
Unit Production Cost	2.3
Units of Production	$/MT ORE
Operating Days per Year	250
Operating Shifts per Day	2
Year of Information	1979

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160570003
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W015909	MAS references MRDS
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	PL_125	http://www.idahogeology.org/

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ANDERSON, A.L., 1929, PAPER CLAY POSSIBILITIES OF LATAH COUNTY, ID: UNIV. OF IDAHO THESIS.
Deposit

HITE, T.H., 1930, THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN CLAY DEPOSITS IN LATAH COUNTY IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO THESIS.
Deposit

HOSTERMAN, J.W., V.E. SCHEID, V.T. ALLEN, AND I.G. SOHN, 1960, INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLetin 1091, 147 P.
Deposit

HUBBARD, C.R. 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUReau of MINEs AND GEOLogy, PAMPHLET 109, 36 P.
Deposit

Hubbard, C.R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLogy, COUNTY REPorT 2, P. 16-18.
Deposit

KIRKHAM, V. R. D., AND JOHNSON, M.M., 1929, THE LATAH FORMATION: JOURnal OF GEOLogy, VOL. 37.
Deposit

MIHELICH, MIRO, 1950, HIGH ALUMINA CLAY--THE OLSON DEPOSIT: UNIV OF IDAHO THESiS.
Deposit

PARDEE, J.T., AND BRYAN, KIRK, 1926, THE GEOLOGY OF THE LATAH FORM IN RELATION TO THE LAVAS OF THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU NEAR SPOKANE, WASH.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFessional PAPER 140-A.
Deposit

PRATER, L.S., BENEFICATION TESTS ON LATAH COUNTY CLAYS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 66, 1943.
Deposit

SCHEID, V.E., 1940, CLAY RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO THESiS.
Deposit

SCHEID, V.E., AND HOSTERMAN, J.W., 1953, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE Clay DEPOSITS OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, AND ADJACENT AREAS: U.S. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 53-232, 15 p.. [superseded by B-1091]
Deposit

SCHEID, V.E., HOSTERMAN, J.W., AND SOHN, I.G., 1954, STANFORD CLAY DEPOSIT, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 54-273, 27 p.
Deposit

SCHEID, V.E., HOSTERMAN, J.S., AND SOHN, I.G., 1954, OLSON HIGH-ALUMINA AND HIGH-IRON CLAY DEPOSITS, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 54-272, 25 p.
Deposit

SWEET, A.T., AND G.D. GARDNER. ELIMINATION OF IRON IN AMMONI SULFATE PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALUMINA FROM CLAY. BUMI REPT. OF INV. 4183, 1948, 13 PP.
Deposit

TULLIS, E.L., 1944, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF LATAH COUNTY: GEOLogical SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, VOL. 55, no. 2, PP. 131-164.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	17-OCT-94	Lindsey, David S.	U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater	28-OCT-10	Wilson, Anna B.	U.S. Geological Survey

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Olson and Stanford Hi-Al Clay

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Site location context

Geographic areas

Public Land Survey System information

Commodities

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Mining district

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Land status

Ownership information

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