Mine detail: Ben-Jel Bentonite Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.97905, -116.35346

Resource(N)

Primary: Bentonite
Ore: Bentonite
Orebody form: LENS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1956

Geology

Host rock:Idaho Formation-Bentonite
Host type:Bentonite

References

MRDSW027354
DEP10078749
Reference{Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 136 - 139}{Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1955 , BEN-JEL MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P.}{Deposit:: ANONYMOUS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 49}{Deposit:: 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.}{Deposit:: 1963 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 135}{Production:: ASHER, R. R., 1965 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 136 - 139}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat