| Deposit ID | 10032533 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014099 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbia |
| Related records | 10128079 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.20772, 44.82763 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bourne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 008S | 037E | 32 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD 40 PERCENT FREE. RATIO OF CONCENTRATION 10:1 TO 15:1 . RECOVERY AVERAGED ABOUT 75 PERCENT. MILL ORE AVERAGED $11.04 PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| Rock description | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| (1) | -118.20772, 44.82763 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East-West Striking Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Fills A Normal Fault |
| Strike | N 34 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 86 1/2 SE |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1897 - 1916 |
| District name | Cracker Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brooks Minerals Inc. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cracker Creek Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 279.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014099 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010091 |
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL 61 , P. 74 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - A, P. 38 .
BROOKS, H. C., 1963 , QUICKSILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 55 , P. 216 .
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON, USGS ANN. REPT. NO. 2, P. 663
W. W. ELMER, JUNE 30 , 1930 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPOSITE QUARTZ VEIN |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD IS MERGED WITH RECORDS (M014105 & M054914) AND DELETES THEM FROM OREGON FILE. COLUMBIA MINE IS PART OF THE NORTH POLE - COLUMBIA GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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