The Emmett Plant is a silica mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,329 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: 2,329 Feet (710 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 43.8672, -116.57000
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Emmett Plant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emmett Plant
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Martin-Marietta Aggregates
Company ID: 1000318
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.5 MILES NORTH HIGHWAY 16, 3 MILES WEST OF EMMETT, IDAHO
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED JUNE 1980
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