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Columbia Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019690
MRDS ID DC11157
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.43145, 46.19379 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position 5.8 KM NW OF ELK PARK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheepshead Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005N 007W 11,12,13,14 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1500 FT SE OF RUBY MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $1.60-7.20/TON AU
Result 1-2.6 OZ/TON AG
Result PIT $6-12/TON.

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Hanging Wall.

Comments on the geologic information

  • DACITE IS COVERED WITH CRYSTALLINE CRUST OF QUARTZ. IN PLACES, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE WHITE QUARTZ UNMIXED WITH COUNTRY ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Lowland District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner First National Bank And Trust
    Home office Butte, Mt.

Comments on the production information

  • THIS PRODUCTION IS FOR COLUMBIA AND RUBY MINE. PRODUCTION INCLUDED IN BASIN DISTRICT RECORDS

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 OR MORE ADITS AT LENGTHS OF 100-1000 FT. CAVED PORTALS. ONE OF THE ADITS CONNECTS WITH THE RUBY MINE TO THE NW. PIT 400 FT N OF SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A PRONOUNCED JOINT SYSTEM THAT GOVERNS THE TREND OF THE DEPOSIT. A ZONE OF BRECCIATION 12 FT OR MORE WIDE. ON 200 FT LEVEL IS 7-8 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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