Idaho · Latah County
Past Producer

Bovill Clay Deposit

Latah County, Idaho, United States
WaterFreeTitaniumSilicaIronAluminum
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Commodities
TertiaryWater, Free, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsIlmenite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1961
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10119938
MRDS IDW015913
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.84236, -116.42823
References
HOSTERMAN, J.W., V.E. SCHEID, V.T. ALLEN, AND I.G. SOHN.INVESTIGATION OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON ANDIDAHO. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1091, 1960, 147 PP.HUBBARD, C.R. CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO. IDAHO BUREAUOF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, 1946, 36 PP.KIRBY, R.C., AND J.S. BARCLAY. A BUREAU OF MINES MINIPLANTPROJECT TO EVALUATE ALUMINA RECOVERY PROCESSES. U.S. BUMIPAPER PRESENTED TO THE SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, 1974,PATTERSN, S.H., AND J.R. DYNI. ALUMINUM AND BAUXITE.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820; UNITED STATES MINERALRESOURCES, 1973, PP. 35-43.PONDER, J., AND W.D. KELLER, GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND GENESIOF SELECTED FIRE CLAYS FROM LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO. NEW YORKEIGHTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS,PERGAMON PRESS, 1960, 61 PP.STAFF. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. BUMINES INF.CIRC. 8335, 1967, 148 PP.STAMPER, J.W. ALUMINIUM. U.S. BUMINES BULL. 650, MINERALFACTS AND PROBLEMS, 1970, PP. 436-462.IDAHO BUR MINES GEO. PAMPHLET # 109, 1956, HUBBARD