The Columbia Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.19389, -112.43056
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Columbia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Lowland District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: First National Bank And Trust
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PIT $6-12/TON.
Analytical Data: 1-2.6 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: $1.60-7.20/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (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.
Comment (Workings): 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.
Comment (Geology): DACITE IS COVERED WITH CRYSTALLINE CRUST OF QUARTZ. IN PLACES, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE WHITE QUARTZ UNMIXED WITH COUNTRY ROCK.
Comment (Location): 1500 FT SE OF RUBY MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Production): THIS PRODUCTION IS FOR COLUMBIA AND RUBY MINE. PRODUCTION INCLUDED IN BASIN DISTRICT RECORDS
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 127.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 296-97.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 101
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
