Mine detail: Idaho Falls Pumice Co. Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

43.39821, -111.95223

Resource(N)

Primary:	Pumice
Ore:	Pumice
Orebody form:	LENS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Salt Lake Formation-Sedimentary Tuff
Host type:	Tuff

References

MRDS	W019276
MAS	160190145
DEP	10073280
Reference	{Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 38 - 3}{Deposit:: 1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13}{Deposit:: V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, DRIGGS QUAD, LOCATION NO. 76}{Production:: ASHER, R. R., 1965: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 38 - 39}
Reporter	Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)