The Columbine Claim is a gold and copper mine located in Jackson county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Columbine Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbine Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Melanterite
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 200 FT IN ONE ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL 14-C, VOL 2, SEC 2, P 31
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