The Bauxite Scapoose - St Helens is a aluminum, iron, and titanium, metal mine located in Columbia county, Oregon.
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:
Commodity: Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal
Lat, Long: 45.75, -122.83333
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Bauxite Scapoose - St Helens MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bauxite Scapoose - St Helens
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Oregon
County: Columbia
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PISOLITIC, DOLITIC
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GIBBSITIC
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLES AND CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANICS - DO NOT HAVE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO PRESENT TOPOGRAPHY
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F. W., 1945 , FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. NO. 29 , P. 64
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