| Deposit ID | 10070813 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013911 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Columbia |
| Related records | 10120392 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.54673, 44.97818 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI W OF OLD TOWN OF YELLOWJACKET |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yellowjacket(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 016E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.54673, 44.97818 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG E |
| Dip | 50 DEG NW |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| District name | Yellowjacket District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rigby And Taylor |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013911 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH__93 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P
1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SECOND SUBORDINATE SET OF MINERALIZED ZONES STRIKE N 15 - 25 DEG W |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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