Emerald Creek Mill

Producer in Benewah county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gemstone
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216894
MAS/MILS ID 0160099001
Record type Site
Current site name Emerald Creek Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -116.33103, 47.07426 (WGS84)
Elevation 841
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benewah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clarkia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joe(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Benewah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 043 N 001 E 15 SWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • FOUR MI. SOUTH OF FERNWOOD ADJACENT TO STATE HWY #3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -116.33103, 47.07426

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Emerald Creen Garnet Milling Co., Inc.
    ID 1001564
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. 1001564, 6/28/83.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUL-92 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 07/14/2022
MSHA mine ID1001564
Mine name (MSHA)Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd
Current operatorEmerald Creek Garnet Ltd
Current controller (parent)Opta Minerals Co
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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