Mine detail: Lime Point Limestone Deposit

Previously called 'Snake River LimestoneSunflowerSunshineCable ClaimThe Limestone Company GroupCactus ClaimHighland Claim'

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Location

Lat / long: 46.08066, -116.96213

Resource(N)

Primary: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension
Ore: Limestone, Marble, Shale
Discovery year: 1875

Production

Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1875

Geology

Host rock:Martin Bridge Formation;Martin Bridge Formation
Host type:Shale,Limestone
Tectonic:Eugeosyncline

References

MRDSW015978
MAS160690001
DEP10105793
Reference{Deposit:: Hubbard, Charles R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. 1, 17 P.}{Deposit:: Savage, C. N., 1965, Economic Geology Of Carbonate Rocks Adjacent To The Snake River South Of Lewiston, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. 10, P. 17-21.}{Deposit:: Glerup, M. O., 1960, Economic Geology Of Lime Point Area, Nez Perce County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 40 P.}{Deposit:: Minobras (Pub.), 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 48.}{Deposit:: 5) Eckel, E. C., And Others, 1913, Portland Cement Materials And Industry In The United States: USGS Bulletin 522, P. 135-140.}{Deposit:: 1912 Recon H. S. Gale, Unpub. Rept.}{Deposit:: Schmauch, S. W., And Conyac, M. D., 1977, Mineral Resources Of The Lower Snake River Drainage, Washington And Idaho: Unpublished Bureau Of Mines Administrative Report To The Bureau Of Outdoor Recreation, P. 81-89.}
ReporterRidenour, James, Miller, Pat J.