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Mission Creek Lime Quarry

Past Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodity Calcium
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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. 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 10183677
MAS/MILS ID 0160690043
Record type Site
Current site name Mission Creek Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.72931, 45.31176 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wallowa(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Squirrel Prairie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hells Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 034 N 003 W 05 SESESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHEAST OF LEWISTON, IN MISSION CREEK CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.72931, 45.31176
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Deatley Corp.
    ID 1000062
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPOT DATED AUGUST 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-1989 Ridenour, James 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 08/22/1986
MSHA mine ID1000062
Mine name (MSHA)Mission Creek Limestone
Current operatorNez Perce Tribal Enterprise System
Current controller (parent)Nez Perce Indian Tribe
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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