Treasure Canyon Quarry #2

Producer in Franklin county in Idaho, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10256809
MAS/MILS ID 0160410022
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Canyon Quarry #2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.70441, 42.34132 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oneida Narrows Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Franklin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012 S 041 E 31 SWNENE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE NORTH OF TREASURE CANYON MILL #2 ON HIGHWAY 34, THEN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST TO PIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Sedimentary rocks (Ordovician and Cambrian).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Treasure Canyon Calcium Co., Inc.
    ID 1001358
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED JULY 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)

StatusIntermittent since 02/17/2006
MSHA mine ID1001358
Mine name (MSHA)Treasure Canyon Quarry #2
Current operatorTreasure Canyon Calcium Co
Current controller (parent)Brenda Moosman
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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