The Columbia Group is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,701 feet.
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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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.77611, -122.93750
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Columbia Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia Group
Secondary: K. C.
Secondary: Columbia. Golden Age
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Scott River
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
Not available
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE VEIN REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 0.91 OZ. AU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2 W 1/2 6, E 1/2 1-2 LOCATIONS COLUMBIA MINE IN SEC. 1, T45N, R10W; AND K.C. MINE IN SEC. 6, T45N, R9W. UTM COORDINATES TAKEN FOR COLUMBIA MINE.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, 8-48 IN. THICK. QTZ. STAINED BROWN W/ BANDS 1.0-4 FT. THICK SEPARATED BY THIN LAYERS OF BLACK, BROKEN SHALE W/ LIGHT-BROWN CLAY SEAMS.
Comment (Workings): 6 ADITS, 80-700 FT. LONG; SHORT RAISES, OPEN CUTS, 120 FT SHAFT(S), MILLSITE AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IN SCHIST NEAR CONTACT WITH MARBLE LENSES.
Comment (Deposit): APPROX. 10 CLAIMS, ONE OF WHICH IS PATENTED 23 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1882 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN, J. C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 43, NO. 4, P. 438-439 PL. 42
Reference (Deposit): BROWN G. C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 830
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 437
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, P. 701.
Reference (Deposit): 5) COOPER, A. S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
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