Idaho Pit

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodity Stone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159549
MAS/MILS ID 0160790436
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.06963, 47.49457 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Polaris Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048 N 003 E 22 SWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • .5 MILE SOUTH OF SUNSHINE MILL, UP BIG CREEK ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.06963, 47.49457

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner N. A. Degerstrom
    ID 1001507
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED OCT 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1985 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/24/1983
MSHA mine ID1001507
Mine name (MSHA)Idaho Pit
Current operatorN A Degerstrom Inc
Current controller (parent)N A Degerstrom
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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