Mine detail: Orofino Quarries No. 1 and No. 2

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 46.48487, -116.24795

Resource(N)

Primary: Limestone, High Calcium
Ore: Limestone

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Belt Supergroup
Host type:Gneiss,Limestone
Associated rock:Pegmatite
Associated type:Pegmatite

References

MRDSW015944
DEP10089311
Reference{Deposit:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.}{Deposit:: MINOBRAS (PUB.), 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 33.}{Deposit:: KOPP, R. S., 1959, PETROLOGY AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE OROFINO METAMORPHIC UNIT: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 67.}{Deposit:: 1956 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 3}
ReporterMiller, Pat J.