Columbia Mine

The Columbia Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Columbia Mine
Secondary: New Columbia

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket District

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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Rigby And Taylor

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1892
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR BUNCHES, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Shallow Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF COLUMBIA GULCH

Comment (Development): SEVERAL PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): A SECOND SUBORDINATE SET OF MINERALIZED ZONES STRIKE N 15 - 25 DEG W

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P

Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.

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