Mine detail: Idaho Sulphur Mine

Previously called 'Wood CanyonLloyd Ranch Sulfur Deposit No. 3'

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Location: Caribou County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.66242, -111.51831
dep_id: 10077994
mrds_id: W026099
mas_id: 160290003
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sulfur
Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Gypsum
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone (Lcret)
Reporter: Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_unit: Madison Limestone;Park City Formation-Quartzite, Shale, Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Salt Lake Formation-Tuff, Quartzite, Limestone
hrock_type: Quartzite,Limestone,Tuff
Year first produced: 1901
References:
  • Deposit:: Staley, W. W., And Prater, L. S., 1945 , Sulfur In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Mineral Resources Report No. 2 , 7 P.
  • Deposit:: Richards, R. W., And Bridges, J. H., 1911 , Sulphur And Pyrite - Sulphur Deposits Near Soda Springs, Idaho, In Contributions To Economic Geology 1910 , Pt. 1 : USGS Bulletin 470 , P. 499 - 504
  • Deposit:: Armstrong, F. C., 1969 , Geologic Map Of The Soda Springs Quadrangle, Southeastern Idaho: USGS Misc. Geol. Inv. Map I - 557
  • Production:: Richards, R. W., And Bridges, J. H., 1911 , USGS Bulletin 470 , P. 499 - 504
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