The Columbia Mountain Mining Co. is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.72278, -117.22694
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Columbia Mountain Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia Mountain Mining Co.
Secondary: Gold Banner
Secondary: Booth
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Piedmont
Secondary: American Eagle
Secondary: Tiger
Secondary: Ramsey Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND OTHER WORKINGS
Comment (Location): CLAIM BLOCK EXTENDS FOR ABOUT A MILE IN A N-S DIRECTION OVER THE SUMMIT OF COLUMBIA MOUNTAIN. UTM IS TO ONE SHAFT IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): COLUMBIA MOUNTAIN MINING CO. WAS INCORPORATED, JUNE, 1904
References
Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 240 P.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86
Nevada Gold
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.
