Kit Quarry

The Kit Quarry is a stone, silica, and quartz mine located in Power county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 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

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Site Name

Primary: Kit Quarry
Secondary: Silica Quarry
Secondary: Wells Cargo Quarry

Commodity

Primary: Stone
Primary: Silica
Primary: Quartz

Location

State: Idaho
County: Power
District: Pocatello 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: Wells Cargo, Inc.
Home Office: Pocatello

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 80 - 98% SIO2
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1967 PLUMB ASSAY 1967 BLACK AND DEASON SALT LAKE CITY

Materials

Ore: Quartzite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Side Hill Quarry

References

Reference (Production): Dotson, J. C., 1957: Idaho Bureau Of Mines and Geology Open-File Report

Reference (Deposit): Dotson, J. C., 1957, Silica Quarry : Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report

Reference (Deposit): Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 51.

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 Rept. No. 1, P. 179.

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