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Columbia Group

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035562
MRDS ID M023397
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia Group
Alternate or previous names K. C., Columbia. Golden Age
Related records 10238673

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.93863, 41.77594 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 1 MI. SSW K.C. MINE CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Scott(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Klamath National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N;045N 010W;009W 04,05,06,01,32 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. W 1/2 W 1/2 6, E 1/2 1-2 LOCATIONS COLUMBIA MINE IN SEC. 1, T45N, R10W; AND K.C. MINE IN SEC. 6, T45N, R9W. UTM COORDINATES TAKEN FOR COLUMBIA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ONE VEIN REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 0.91 OZ. AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.93863, 41.77594
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-70 E, NW
    Dip 18-30NW
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IN SCHIST NEAR CONTACT WITH MARBLE LENSES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Scott River

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 ADITS, 80-700 FT. LONG; SHORT RAISES, OPEN CUTS, 120 FT SHAFT(S), MILLSITE AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBRIEN, J. C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 43, NO. 4, P. 438-439 PL. 42

  • Deposit

    BROWN G. C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 830

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 437

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, P. 701.

  • Deposit

    5) COOPER, A. S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU

  • Production

    GOODWIN (1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, 8-48 IN. THICK. QTZ. STAINED BROWN W/ BANDS 1.0-4 FT. THICK SEPARATED BY THIN LAYERS OF BLACK, BROKEN SHALE W/ LIGHT-BROWN CLAY SEAMS.
Deposit APPROX. 10 CLAIMS, ONE OF WHICH IS PATENTED 23 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1882 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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