The Freeman Lake Silica Mine is a silica mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 48.22, -117.02417
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Freeman Lake Silica Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Freeman Lake Silica Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake 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: Katherine Grover
Owner Name: Pacific Northwest Alloys, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains
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: QUARTZ SAMPLED OVER 99 % SIO2
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS PRODUCED
Comment (Workings): QUARRY
References
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1956 , FREEMAN LAKE SILICA DEPOSIT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT
Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT
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