The Lehigh Quarry and Plant is a mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 2,700 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
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Lehigh Quarry and Plant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lehigh Quarry and Plant
Secondary: Metaline Falls
Secondary: Champagne Quarry
Secondary: Lehigh Quarry
Commodity
Tertiary: Stone
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: La Farge Corp.
Company ID: 4500042
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
Company ID: 4500042
Info Year: 1960
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 58.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): WA. GEOL. NEWSLETTER, MAR. 1990, V. 18, NO. 1, P. 9, 21.
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