Gem Silica Sand Deposit

Producer in Gem county in Idaho, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica
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. 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 10256887
MAS/MILS ID 0160450027
Record type Site
Current site name Gem Silica Sand Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.47598, 43.83567 (WGS84)
Elevation 853

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gem(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southeast Emmett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Gem

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 001 W 10 C NE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Tertiary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.47598, 43.83567

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WFOC PROPERTY FILE

  • Deposit

    PROD:>$300,000

  • Deposit

    72 PLACER CLAIMS IN SECTIONS 10,15,21,22,28,29,30

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
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.