The Columbia Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,320 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.14333, -110.86278
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Columbia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Dripping Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Heavy Complex Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1925 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MOUNTAIN AND BANNER MINING DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 771 .
Reference (Deposit): HEINEMAN, R. E. S., ELSING, M. J., ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, ECONOMIC SERIES NO. 19 , BULLETIN NO. 140 .
Reference (Production): ABM ECONOMIC SERIES NO. 19
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