Emmett Plant

The Emmett Plant is a silica mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,329 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

Name: Emmett Plant  

State:  Idaho

County:  Gem

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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