The Gem Silica Company Deposit is a silica mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 43.8358, -116.47500
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Gem Silica Company Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gem Silica Company Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: Emmett 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
Owner Name: Del Monte Properties, Inc.
Home Office: San Francisco, Ca
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Payette River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS - SIO2 - 85.21%
Analytical Data: AL2O3 - 8.75%
Analytical Data: FE2O3 - 0.38%
Analytical Data: CAO - 0.69%
Analytical Data: NA2O - 2.00%
Analytical Data: TIO - 0.015%
Analytical Data: K2O - 3.14%
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): BORDERS STATE HIGHWAY 16.
Comment (Development): 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ( 1955 )
References
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, W. D., AND SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES, SILICA - IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 176.
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, G.J., AND OTHERS, 1962, INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8112, P. 20.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 COMPILE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES - INFORMATION CIRC. 8112.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE W. D. CARTER - IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1
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