The Scappoose Iron is a iron and mineral pigments mine located in Columbia county, Oregon.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Iron, Mineral Pigments
Lat, Long: 45.79639, -122.90722
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Scappoose Iron MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scappoose Iron
Secondary: Ironcrest
Secondary: Ladysmith
Secondary: Bunker Hill
Secondary: Hill
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Mineral Pigments
Location
State: Oregon
County: Columbia
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: 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: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.46-0.89% P
Analytical Data: 0.03-0.17% S
Analytical Data: 45-50% FE
Analytical Data: 2.27-7.81% AL203
Analytical Data: 4.91-6.89% SIO2
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): BOG IRON DEVELOPED IN DEPRESSIONS IN THE BASALT SURFACES
Comment (Location): NEAR SCAPPOSE
Comment (Development): EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION BY USBM IN 1942
Comment (Deposit): BOG IRON
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P.E., 1953, LIMONITE DEPOSITS NEAR SCAPPOOSE, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON; USGS BULL. 982-C. PP. 75-93
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