| Deposit ID | 10045128 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232795 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbia |
| Alternate or previous names | Columbia Queen-Bonanza |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.10732, 41.67851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE NW OF COLUMBIA RANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maggie Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 052E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Porter Peak Formation |
| Rock description | Porter Peak Formation |
| (1) | -116.10732, 41.67851 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-S Faults (Three), Displace Lode To The North |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Aura |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Stokes Co. |
| First year | 1875 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232795 |
SMITH, R.M., (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO NEV., USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT
GRANGER, A.E., ETAL (1957) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
EMMONS, W.H., (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER & EUREKA CO. NEV, USGS BULL 408
GRANGER, A.E., ET AL., (1957).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT VEIN; FISSURES & SHEARS |
| Deposit | MINE WAS OPERATED IN 1875. LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF COLUMBIA CREEK. OWNED BY THE STOKES CO. IN 1875. (EMMONS 1910) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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