Idaho Community Pits

Southwest Idaho: Boise District

Four Rivers Field Office

Community Pit Description Location Price Minimum Amount Closures Blocky sandstone; used Washington $20/ton; reclamation fee Minimum: 1 ton; Almaden Dec. 01 - Apr. 30 (seasonal) for decorative purposes County $0.80/ton Maximum: 5 ton/yr Blocky sandstone; used $20/ton; reclamation fee Minimum: 1 ton; Four Mile Gem County Dec. 01 - Apr. 30 (seasonal) for decorative purposes $0.20/ton Maximum: No Limit Dec. 01 - Apr. 30 (seasonal); Blocky basalt; used for Elmore $20/ton; reclamation fee Minimum: 1 ton; Long Gulch Apr 01- Jun 15 -Nesting decorative purposes County $0.20/ton Maximum: No Limit Raptors $3.75/cubic yard; Minimum: 3 cubic Pickles Butte Canyon Cinders reclamation fee yards; Maximum: No N/A CP County $0.60/cubic yard limit $1.00/cubic yard; Minimum: 10 cubic Weiser Washington Sand and Gravel reclamation fee yards; Maximum: No N/A Community Pit County $0.20/cubic yard limit

Owyhee Field Office

Permitted Community Pit Description Location Price Amounts Flat Top Butte Sandstone; used for Owyhee County $30/ton; reclamation fee $0.90/ton. Minimum: 1 ton decorative purposes. Maximum: 5 tons/year Marsing Sand and gravel Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.30/cubic yard Maximum: No limit Murphy 2 Sand and gravel Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.20/cubic yard Maximum: No limit New York Summit Sand and gravel Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.20/cubic yard Maximum: No limit Wood Canyon Rhyolite; used for Owyhee County $1/ton; reclamation fee $0.30/cubic No established minimum or decorative purposes yard maximum

Bruneau Field Office

Permitted

Community Pit Description Location Price Amounts Grandview Community Pit Sand Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.20/cubic yard Maximum: No limit

Grasmere Community Pit Sand and gravel Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.20/cubic yard Maximum: No limit

Missile Site Common Use Rhyolite; used for Owyhee County $20/ton; reclamation fee $0.30/Ton Minimum: 1 ton Area decorative purposes Maximum: no limit

Missile Site Common Use Broken rhyolite; used for Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards Area decorative purposes $0.30/cubic yards Maximum: No limit

Sugar Creek Common Use Rhyolite; used for Owyhee County $20/ton; reclamation fee $0.50/ton Minimum: 1 ton Area decorative purposes. Maximum: 5 tons/year

Worthless Butte Sand and gravel Owyhee County $1/cubic yard; reclamation fee Minimum: 15 cubic yards $0.40/cubic yard Maximum: No limit

South-Central Idaho: Twin Falls District

Jarbidge Field Office

Price Community Pit Description Location (Minimum $10) Sand and Gravel Twin Falls County, Northwest of Castleford, $1.47/CY Balanced Rock ID Sand and Gravel Twin Falls County, South of Bliss, ID Bell Rapids West $1.47/CY Big Flat Creek Sand and gravel Owyhee County, South of Three Creek, ID $1.47/CY Sand and gravel Owyhee County, South of Glenns Ferry, ID $1.47/CY Grindstone Sand and gravel Elmore County, South of King Hill, ID $1.47/CY Pasadena Valley Rhyolite Southwest of Rogerson $10.00/Ton Salmon Falls/Browns Bench Three Island Sand and gravel Elmore County, South of Glenns Ferry, ID $1.47/CY

Shoshone Field Office

Permitted Community Pit Description Location Price Amounts Black Butte Platy, ropy lava rock, brownish red Lincoln County, north of Mineral - $20.00/ton Minimum -1 ton to black in color, used for decorative Shoshone. Reclamation - $4.00/ton Maximum -5 tons/ year purposes. Total -$24.00/ton Camp Creek Flagstone of various shapes and Blaine County, between Mineral -$20.00/ton Minimum -1 ton sizes, useful for walkways and Fairfield and Hailey. Reclamation -$4.00/ton Maximum -5 tons/ year patios. Total -$24.00/ton Cinder Butte Volcanic cinder, used for rock Jerome County, northeast of Mineral -$20.00/ton Minimum -1 ton gardens, landscaping, and road Hazelton. Reclamation -$4.00/ton Maximum -5 tons/ year material. Total -$24.00/ton Owinza Butte Volcanic cinder, used for rock Lincoln County, east of Mineral -$20.00/ton Minimum -2 tons gardens, landscaping, and road Shoshone. Reclamation -$4.00/ton Maximum - 5 tons/year materials. Total -$24.00/ton Bliss-Hill City Lichen covered lava rock, rhyolite Gooding County, between Mineral - $20.00/ton Minimum - 2 tons Road landscape boulders. Bliss and Hill City. Reclamation - $4.00/ton Maximum - 20 tons Total - $24.00/ton Mammoth Cave Lichen covered blocky lava rock Lincoln County, north of Mineral - $20.00/ton No maximum or minimum used for rock walls and landscaping. Shoshone. Reclamation fee - $4.00/ton Total - $24.00/ton Old Highway 75 Lichen covered blocky lava rock Lincoln County, north of Mineral - $20.00/ton No maximum or minimum used for rock walls and landscaping. Shoshone. Reclamation - $4.00/ton Total - $24.00/ton Old Shoshone- Lichen covered blocky and angular Lincoln County, west of Mineral - $20.00/ton; No maximum or minimum Gooding lava rock used for rock walls and Shoshone. Reclamation - $4.00/ton Highway landscaping. Total - $24.00/ton Big Wood Colorful river gravel, golf ball to Lincoln County, north of Mineral -$2.00/ cubic yard Minimum -10 cubic yards baseball size, used for landscaping Shoshone. Reclamation - $0.40/cubic Maximum -100 cubic and rock gardens. yard yards/year Total -$2.40/cubic yard Cottonwood Bean to golf ball size river gravel, Lincoln County, southwest Mineral - $2.00/cubic yard Minimum -15 cubic yards Slough used for road material. of Richfield. Reclamation - $0.40/cubic Maximum -100 cubic yard yards/year Total - $2.40/cubic yard East Magic Decomposed granite, used for road Blaine County, near East Mineral -$4.00/cubic yard Minimum -10 cubic yards materials. Magic town site. Reclamation -$1.00/ cubic Maximum -200 cubic yard yards/year Total -$5.00/cubic yard Midpoint Fill material, used for road base. Jerome County, south of Mineral -$2.00/cubic yard Minimum -15 cubic yards Shoshone. Reclamation -$0.40/cubic Maximum -100 cubic yard yards/year Total -$2.40/cubic yard West Magic River gravel smaller than Sun Blaine County, near West Mineral -$2.00/cubic yard Minimum -15 cubic yards Valley rock, but larger than Magic town site. Reclamation - $0.40/cubic Maximum -100 cubic driveway gravel. yard yards/year Total -$2.40/cubic yard Windsand Windblown sand, used for fill Lincoln County, between Sand - $2.00/cubic yard Minimum -15 cubic yards material, sand may only be removed Shoshone and Gooding. Reclamation - $0.40/cubic Maximum -100 cubic from areas marked with white posts, yard yards/year permittees using dump trucks and Total -$2.40/cubic yard front end loaders will be limited to a two day permit. Johnson Hill Rip-rap and decomposed granite Camas County, southeast of Mineral - $4.00/cubic yard No maximum or minimum. used for flood control and roadbase. Fairfield. No reclamation fee. Total - $4.00/cubic yard Great Flood Dirt, lava rock, and gravel used for North of the Golf Course Mineral - $2.00/cubic yard Minimum - 10 cubic yards fill material and roadbase. Road in Jerome County. Reclamation - $0.40/cubic Maximum - 100 cubic yards. yard Total - $2.40/cubic yard Portuguese Lichen covered rhylolite boulders Northeast of Gooding on the Mineral - $20.00/ton Minimum - 2 tons Creek used for landscaping. County Line Road. Reclamation - $4.00/ton Maximum - 20 tons Total - $24.00/ton

Burley Field Office

Minimum Community Pit Description Location Price Amount East of Almo on the Narrows Almo Community Gravel Pit Pit run gravel, sand and dirt for fill and road base $1.00/CY 10 CY Road Cottonwood Community Pit run gravel and sand for road base and fill West of Burley and south of $1.00/CY 10 CY Gravel Pit material Highway 30 Sand and gravel $0.80/CY Cottonwood Creek

At the intersection of the Idahome Commuity Gravel Pit Pit run gravel for road base and fill material $1.00/CY 10 CY Idahome Road and I-84. Lake Channel Communty Southwest of American Falls, Cinders and sand for road base and fill $1.00/CY 10 CY Cinders Pit near Lake Channel. Pit run gravel and sand for road base and fill Malta Community Gravel Pit East of Malta $1.00/CY 10 CY material Magic Valley Twin Falls County, Northwest

of Buhl, ID Naf Community Clay Pit Clay material for fill and lining ponds West of Naf $1.00/CY 10 CY Nibbs Creek Community Platy rhyolite with some lichen for use as West of Malta, along the Nibbs $10.00/Ton 1 Ton Building Stone Pit flagstone, patio, and decorative stone Creek Road. Pit run gravel and sand for road base and fuill Oakley Community Gravel Pit South of the Oakley Fairgrounds $1.00/CY 10 CY material. Salmon Falls Community Platy rhyolite with some lichen for use as Southwest of Rogerson $10.00/Ton 1 Ton Building Stone Pit flagstone, patio, and decorative stone. Trapper Creek Community Platy rhyolite with some lichen for use as Southwest of Oakley $10.00/Ton 1 Ton Building Stone Pit flagstone, patio, and decorative stone.

Eastern Idaho: Idaho Falls District Office

Pocatello Field Office

BLM Pocatello Field Office Community Pits Permitted Community Pit Description Location Price Amounts Bannock Co., Gravel = $2.30/yd; Gravel: well sorted, Minimum:4 1 mile south of Reclamation fee = Marsh Valley Community flood gravel for yds Arimo along $0.45/yd driveways, gardens or Pit west side of US Maximum: 200 concrete. Total = $2.75/yd Highway 91. yds Minimum: 1 Sandstone: buff to Bear Lake Co., ton red colored flagstone Northeast of for facing sidewalks, Bear Lake, patios, gardens and Stone = $13.20/ton Bear Lake Community Pit access via No commercial retaining walls. Range Indian Creek sales in size from a book to Road. large boulders.

Limestone: Oneida Co., 2 Decorative Rock = fragments of gray and miles west of $5.00/yd Minimum: 2 tan weathered shale Stone. Reclamation Fee= Stone Community Pit yds utilized for decorative Accessed via W $0.45/yd Total= purposes 11500 S. $5.45/yd Bannock Co., 2.5 miles Fractured quartzite: northwest of fragments of tan and Inkom. Caddy Canyon Common brown weather Accessed via Decorative rock = Minimum: 2 Use Area quartzite utilized for Blackrock $5.00/yd yds landscaping and other Canyon road decorative purposes. and BLM Designated Route 0324.

Challis Field Office

Price Minimum Permitted Community Pit Description Location (Minimum $10) Amounts Bartlett Point Road Sandy loam used for Southwestern portion of the $2.35/CY 4.3 CY Community Topsoil Pit topsoil, fill and general Thousand Springs Valley. landscaping. Bradbury Flat Community Silty, sandy loam used for Northern portion of Bradbury Flat Topsoil: $2.35/CY Topsoil: 4.3 CY Pits --Topsoil and Fill topsoil, fill and general approximately 9 miles south of Fill: $0.95/CY Fill: 10.5 CY landscaping. Challis. Burstedt Lane Community Silt, sand and gravel used Near the mouth of the Pahsimeroi $1.55/CY 6.5 CY Sand and Gravel Pit for fill and surfacing roads. Valley at the intersection of Burstead Lane and the West Side Pahsimeroi Valley Road. California Ditch Gravelly clay used for In upper portion of the Pahsimeroi $0.95/CY 10.5 CY Community Borrow Pit lining ponds and ditches Valley approximately ¾-mile west and surfacing roads. of Hatch Lane and ¼-mile southeast of the California Ditch.

Challis Creek Community Andesite and welded tuff Northwest portion of Round $1.20/CY 8.3 CY Borrow Pit fragments used for fill and Valley. surfacing roads.

Chilly Buttes Community Sand and gravel used for Central portion of the Thousand $1.55/CY 6.5 CY Sand and Gravel Pit common borrow and Springs Valley. production of aggregates.

Goldburg Creek Sand and gravel used for In upper portion of the Pahsimeroi $1.55/CY 6.5 CY Community Gravel Pit road construction and Valley near the intersection of surfacing. Hatch Lane and the West Side Pahsimeroi Valley Road.

Lake Creek Community Basaltic lava used as Southwestern portion of Thousand $1.25/CY 8.0 CY Rip-Rap Pit decorative rock and small Springs Valley. $0.95/T 10.5 T diameter rip-rap.

Lake Creek Community Calcareous shale to shaley Southwestern portion of the $1.15/CY 8.7 CY Shale Pit limestone used for road Thousand Springs Valley. $1.05/T 9.5 T surfacing.

Morgan Creek Community Quartzite used for Along Morgan Creek Road $1.90/CY 5.3 CY Rip-Rap Pits (No.1-5) decorative rock and mall- commencing 3.5 miles from the $1.35/T 7.4 T and medium-sized rip-rap. intersection of Morgan Creek Road and State Route 93 South to a point

5 miles from the intersection. Patterson Creek* Broken stone, quartzite 10 miles southeast of May $180/CY 5.6 CY

Pinto Creek Community Argillite (dense mudstone) Southwestern portion of the $1.15/CY 8.7 CY Shale Pit used for surfacing roads. Thousand Springs Valley. $1.05/T 9.5 T

Rabbit Peak Decomposed rhyolite used 2 miles southwest of Mackay. $0.95/CY 10.5 CY for surfacing roads.

Spar Canyon Rip-Rap Pit Basaltic lava used as Approximately ¾-mile northeast of $1.25/CY 8.0 CY decorative rock and small the intersection of the Spar Canyon $0.95/T 10.5 T diameter rip-rap. Road and the East Fork Salmon

River Valley Road. Taylor Canyon** Broken stone (limestone) 2 miles southwest of Mackay $1.20/CY 8.3 CY

West Fork Morgan Gravelly, sandy clay used Along Morgan Creek Road near its $0.95/CY 10.5 CY Creek Community Borrow for fill and surfacing roads. intersection with the West Fork of Pit Morgan Creek Road, approximately 6 miles from State Route 93 South.

Maximum amounts are not listed because they vary depending on material types.

* No operations at Patterson Creek during September 15 - May 31 ** No operations at Taylor Canyon during November 15 - April 30 Salmon Field Office

Community Pit Description Location Price Note to Customers Haynes Creek Shale Located 17 miles south of Salmon $1.20/CY($0.95/CY Watch for and report on Highway 28. The rock source is royalty plus illegal dumping. Target approx. 3.1 miles from Highway $0.25/CY shooting trash must be 28 on the north side of the road. reclamation fee) removed by recreational Access is very good. The Forest shooters. Service has a rock source further west along the road for rip rap. Permits are available at the BLM/FS Salmon Office. McDevitt Creek Minus 12-inch Rip Rap- Located 21 miles southwest of $1.80/CY($1.55/CY Quartzite Salmon on Highway 28. The rock royalty plus source is approximately 7.4 miles $0.25/CY from Highway 28 on the north side reclamation fee)

of the road. Access is very good. McDevitt Creek Extension Plus 12-inch Rip Rap- Located 21 miles southwest of $1.80/CY($1.55/CY Quartzite Salmon on Highway 28. The rock royalty plus source is approximately 9.3 miles $0.25/CY from Highway 28 on the north side reclamation fee)

of the road. It is 1.4 miles west of the smaller rip-rap site. Access is good. Mineral Hill Sand and Gravel Located 42 miles southwest of $1.55/CY($1.30/CY Please use bank yards only Pit run gravel, sand and dirt Salmon on Highway 28. The rock royalty plus and NOT Lemhi County for fill and road base. source is approximately 4 miles $0.25/CY stockpiles. from Highway 28 on the east side reclamation fee) of Lemhi Road. Access is good. Please lay back highwalls to prevent nesting in the active pit.

For permits at the Lemhi and Custer County sites in the Pahsimeroi Valley, contact the BLM Challis Field Office at 208-879-6200. Thank you.