The Paradise Ridge Silica Deposit is a mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.67833, -116.97639
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Paradise Ridge Silica Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paradise Ridge Silica Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Quartz
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Moscow Area
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: Ben Bush, George Lamphior?
Owner Name: Pacific Silica Co. (F. Williams, D. Rolph)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
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
Physiographic Detail: Palouse Range - Paradise Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stain, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZITE REPORTED TO CONTAIN 99% OR MORE SIL
Materials
Ore: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MI SW OF TOMER BUTTE
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUTS WITH DRILLING AND BLASTING
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS QUARTZITE AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 3 P.
Reference (Deposit): HAMMERAND, V. F., 1936, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF A PART OF PARADISE RIDGE IN NORTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 25 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 DIREXPL PACIFIC SILICA CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
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