Northport Limestone Quarry

Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Magnesite, Limestone, Dimension
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 10229023
MAS/MILS ID 0530650518
Record type Site
Current site name Northport Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.79081, 48.89375 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
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 039 N 040 E 08 SESW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary
Limestone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.79081, 48.89375

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Northport Limestone Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH DEPT NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE APP NO 010381.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-83 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)

StatusIntermittent since 10/16/2012
MSHA mine ID4500064
Mine name (MSHA)Northport Limestone
Current operatorHemphill Brothers Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (567 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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