The Stanley Hill Clay Deposit is a clay mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Clay
Lat, Long: 47.6967, -116.74670
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Stanley Hill Clay Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stanley Hill Clay Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Clay
Tertiary: Aluminum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: Coeur D'Alene Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Unconsolidated Deposit
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Unconsolidated Deposit
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 29.6 % AL2O3 , 1.9 % FE2O3 , 58.4 % SIO2 , 1.55 % CAO, 0.04 % MGO
Materials
Ore: Clay
Comments
Comment (Location): Stanley Hill Clay Deposit Extends Into Section 8
References
Reference (Deposit): Hosterman, J. W., And Others, 1960 , Investigations Of Some Clay Deposits In Washington And Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1091 , 147 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, C. R., 1956 , Clay Deposits Of North Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 109 , 36 P.
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