Abandoned Heidelberg Gold and Silver Mine - AOWS SHORTS

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 1920'S. BY 1930'S PRICE HELD 15 CLAIMS AND BEGAN WORK ON LONG ADIT SOUTH OF ROCK LAKE - REPUTEDLY THE HEIDELBURG. 1936 THE OPERATING CO. CHANGED IT'S NAME TO HEIDELBURG MINING CO. AND WORK CONTINUED ON ADIT.