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(Facility) Northport Smelter Quarry

Plant in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180702
MAS/MILS ID 0530650885
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Northport Smelter Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.76801, 48.92405 (WGS84)
Elevation 278
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Northport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 N 040 E 33 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.76801, 48.92405
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Date of Last Modification 940711

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Northport

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mrs. R. J. Evans
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YATES, R. G., 1962, LIMESTONE IN BOUNDARY, LEADPOINT,

  • Deposit

    SPIRIT AND DEEP LAKE QUADS OF N. STEVENS CO., IN MILLS,

  • Deposit

    HIGH-CU LIMESTONES OF EASTERN WASINGTON: WA DIV. MINES

  • Deposit

    AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, P. 83-87.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL LIMESTONE BELOW LEVEL OF HIGHWAY 22A WAS REMOVED. THE MAGNESIA CONTENT OF REMAINING ROCK IS TOO HIGH FOR MOST USES (5 TO 13% MGO). NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE ABOVE ROAD WHERE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OVERBURDEN AND STEEP SLOPES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUL-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

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