Columbia Group

The Columbia Group is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,549 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

Name: Columbia Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.55278, -117.14556

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Columbia Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Columbia Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Birum, Charles
Years: 1927 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
Discovery Year: 1927
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Antler And Dewitt Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: Hayden Fault, Other N-Striking Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINING AND E. OF ORIOLE CLAIMS; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1940 EDITION

Comment (Deposit): IN 1927, CHARLES BIRUM SHIPPED 12 TONS OF ORE FROM THE CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.