Lehigh Quarry and Plant

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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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

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Workings

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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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