The Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.7206, -115.08440
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Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Clearwater National Forest
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4.5 % FE2O3 IN GLASS BUTTON ANALYSIS OF HEAD SAMPLE
Materials
Ore: Sandstone
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): LOW GRADE SILICA
References
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, G. J., AND OTHERS, 1962 , INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 8112 , 57 P
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 811
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