Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Ben-Jel Bentonite Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
Bentonite
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Commodities
PrimaryBentonite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsBentonite
Geology
Host rockBentonite · Idaho Formation-Bentonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10078749
MRDS IDW027354
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.97905, -116.35346
References
ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 136 - 139POWERS, H. A., 1955 , BEN-JEL MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P.ANONYMOUS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 491955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.1963 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 135ASHER, R. R., 1965 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 136 - 139