The Mason-Dixon Mine is a silica and sand and gravel, construction mine located in Nez Perce county, Idaho at an elevation of 1,900 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lat, Long: 46.5286, -116.85190
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Mason-Dixon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mason-Dixon Mine
Secondary: Sun Beam White Sand Company
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Location
State: Idaho
County: Nez Perce
District: Cave Gulch 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: S. Becker
Owner Name: Terteling, H. P.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.187% FE2O3
Analytical Data: 18.32% AL2O3
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS ON - 10 MESH PORTION: 80.21% SIO2
Materials
Ore: Sand
Gangue: Quartzite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Top Of Coyote Grade
Comment (Deposit): Body In Sections 20,21,28,29
References
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., Jr., 1959, Beneficiation Of The Mason-Dixon Ore: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 26 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Co. Rept. 1, 17 P.
Reference (Deposit): Dotson, J. C., 1955, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept., 7 P.
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