The Bedrock Creek Limestone Mine is a limestone, general and stone, crushed/broken mine located in Nez Perce county, Idaho at an elevation of 1,099 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Lat, Long: 46.5411, -116.57000
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Bedrock Creek Limestone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bedrock Creek Limestone Mine
Commodity
Primary: Limestone, General
Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Nez Perce
District: Clearwater District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Lime And Marble Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: L
Description: Some Faulting, Fracturing, Recrystallization
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 30.88% CAO
Analytical Data: 46.10% IGN. LOSS WAS GRAB SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Analytical Data: 21.65% MGO
Materials
Ore: Limestone
Comments
Comment (Location): 2.2 Mi Up Bedrock Creek From Lenore - Cherry Land County Road Along N Side Clearwater R.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): According To Later 1956 Idaho Bur. Mines Open-File Rept., Only A Few Thousand Tons Actually Available Due To Strike And Dip
Comment (Production): Few Thousand Tons Limestone Quarried
Comment (Development): Crushing And Processing Plant ; Econ.Com: Great Overburden
Comment (Deposit): 1 Bed 85 Ft. Thick; Other Bed Impure With Inclusions. 40 Acres.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, Charles R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. 1, 17 P.
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, 1956, Open-File Rept., 3 P.
Reference (Production): Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Co. Rept. 1, 17 P.
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