| Deposit ID | 10038173 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045469 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Humbug Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.30991, 34.03395 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Relative position | 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHOENIX. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008N | 001W | 13 | E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | PT= .001 OZ/TON, AU= .0126 OZ/TON. $1.80/TON PT, $16.33/TON AU - RECALCULATES TO 33 PPB, 4.3 PPM AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.30991, 34.03395 |
|---|
| General form | PROBABLY POCKETS AND BARS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1913-1914 |
| District name | Columbia District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045469 |
QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, 288 P.
JOHNSON 1972, PLACER GOLD, ARIZ: USGS BULL 1355, P. 59.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1926, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROMEAND BRADSHAW MTN QUAD: USGS BULL 782, P. 178, 179.
BROWNE, 1868, REPT ON MIN RES WEST OF ROCKY MTNS: US TREASURY DEPT., P. 480.
GALBRAITH, F.W., AND BRENNAN, D.J., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 181, P. 5.
CIMRI
LINDGREN, 1926.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HUMBUG DRAINAGE AREA EXTENDS 20 MI FROM SOUTH FLANK OF THE BRADSHAW MOUNTAINS. |
| Deposit | INFO SRC: 1 PUB LIT. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: MRDS M001139. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1982 | Dewitt, Ed H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1989 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1989 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1989 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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