The Weiser Silica Prospect is a mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,598 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.2747, -116.78190
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Weiser Silica Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Weiser Silica Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Clay
Tertiary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Weiser Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Weiser Cove
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: R
Description: Snake River Downwarp, Broad Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SIO2 GREATER THAN 10%, AL2O3 IS GREATER THAN 10%, CAO = 1 TO 5 % FE2O3 = 0.14% (SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HEAD SAMPLE)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS TOO IMPURE TO BE USED COMMERCIALLY
Comment (Geology): IDAHO FORMATION: SANDSTONE, SILT, SHALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, G. J., ET. AL., 1962, INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NW: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8112, 57 P.
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, W. D., AND SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, SILICA, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 178.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 COMPILE U.S. BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 8112
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1
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