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Lime Point Limestone Deposit

Past Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105793
MRDS ID W015978
MAS/MILS ID 0160690001
Record type Site
Current site name Lime Point Limestone Deposit
Alternate or previous names Snake River Limestone, Sunflower, Sunshine, The Limestone Company Group, Cable Claim, Cactus Claim, Highland Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.96213, 46.08066 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position ABOUT 25 MI S OF LEWISTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Limekiln Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Snake-Asotin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 032N 005W 27,28,33,34,23 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • At Lime Point Opposite The Mouth Of The Grande Ronde River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Limestone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Analysis Of 3 Shale Samples: 57.30 To 71.86% Sio2; 12.51 To 15.92% Al2o3; 1.75 To 3.55% Fe2o3; 0.38 To 11.66% Cao

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Marble Ore
Shale Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE ANALYSIS OF 121 SAMPLES: 0.48% SIO2, TRACE FE2O3
Result 0.48% AL2O3
Result 55.52% CAO
Result 0.17% MGO
Result 43.17% CO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Formation;Martin Bridge Formation
    Rock description Martin Bridge Formation;Martin Bridge Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.96213, 46.08066
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE
    Thickness 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Martin Bridge Formation - Limestone, Shale.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Rogersburg District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Limestone Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner The Washington Water Power Co.
    Home office Washington

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 48.77M

Comments on development

  • 5 Claims: Sunflower, Sunshine, Highland, Cable, And Cactus. Remnants Of Vertical Lime Kilns Left ; Econ.Com: A High Purity Limestone

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, Charles R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. 1, 17 P.

  • Deposit

    Savage, C. N., 1965, Economic Geology Of Carbonate Rocks Adjacent To The Snake River South Of Lewiston, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. 10, P. 17-21.

  • Deposit

    Glerup, M. O., 1960, Economic Geology Of Lime Point Area, Nez Perce County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 40 P.

  • Deposit

    Minobras (Pub.), 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    5) Eckel, E. C., And Others, 1913, Portland Cement Materials And Industry In The United States: USGS Bulletin 522, P. 135-140.

  • Deposit

    1912 Recon H. S. Gale, Unpub. Rept.

  • Deposit

    Schmauch, S. W., And Conyac, M. D., 1977, Mineral Resources Of The Lower Snake River Drainage, Washington And Idaho: Unpublished Bureau Of Mines Administrative Report To The Bureau Of Outdoor Recreation, P. 81-89.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Deposit 600 Acres

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-DEC-1990 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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