The Heidelberg Mine is near Noxon, Montana. Historically the site has been associated with the Noxon Mining District which is now part of the Kootenai National Forest. The site was first discovered in 1920 by R. J. Price Mining Company. The Heidelberg Mine is a underground mining operation. Initial production took place in 1936. Mine operations consist of underground workings. There is one known shaft. Subsurface length extends a maximum of 244 meters (800 feet). As of 1982 there were two known tabular shaped ore bodies of unknown dimensions. The host rock in this area is quartzite from the Neoproterozoic era 1.00 to 0.54 billion years ago. The Northern Rocky Mountains physiographic province of the Rocky Mountain System characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area. Heidelberg Mine Producer in Sanders county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver Geologic information Identification information Deposit ID 10070474 MRDS ID W013421 Record type Site Current site name Heidelberg Mine Related records 10172682 Geographic coordinates Geographic coordinates: -115.6302, 48.05265 (WGS84) Elevation 1247 Relative position HALF MILE SOUTH OF ROCK LAKE IN KANIKSU NATIONAL FOREST Political divisions (FIPS codes) Sanders(county) Montana(state) United States(country) North America(continent) Land(continent) USGS map quadrangles Elephant Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale) Libby(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale) Kalispell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale) Hydrologic units (watersheds) Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit) Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit) Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion) Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region) Economic information about the deposit and operations Development status Producer Commodity type Metallic Deposit size Small Significant No Discovery year 1925 Discoverer R. J. Price Mining Company Year of first production 1936 Ownership information Type Operator Owner Heidelberg Mining Co; C/O G. A. Meyers 1001 Court St. Pasco, Wa 99301 Type Owner Owner Heidelberg Mining Co; C/O G. A. Meyers., Pasco, Wa. 99301 Nearby Places   • Noxon (8.00 miles away) • Trout Creek (14.96 miles away) • Heron (15.10 miles away) • Pioneer Junction (20.24 miles away) • White Haven (20.85 miles away) • White Pine (22.40 miles away) • Libby (23.44 miles away)   Nearby Mining Districts   • Noxon Mining District (0 miles away) • Cabinet Mining District (1.29 miles away) • Libby Mining District (3.09 miles away)   Nearby Lands   • Kaniksu National Forest (0 miles away) • Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (0.27 miles away) • Kootenai National Forest (0.87 miles away) R. J. PRICE MINING CO. BEGIN MINING NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY EARLY 19 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg82dKS8mDA

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