Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area

The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area is a aluminum mine located in Cowlitz county, Washington at an elevation of 650 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area
Secondary: Kelso-Cathlamet Area
Secondary: Mosquito Creek Area
Secondary: Harmony Creek Area
Secondary: Eufaula Area
Secondary: Cameron Creek Area

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Water, Free
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Washington
County: Cowlitz
District: Kelso Area

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

Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Type: State Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: International Paper Co.
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Longview Fibre Co.
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Weyerhaeuser Co.
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Reynolds Metals Co. See Comment
Percent: 80.00
Home Office: Virginia
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Gibbsite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): AN ADDITIONAL 15 MIN MAP IS CATHLAMET. SOURCE FOR PUBLISHED RESOURCE DATA IS HOOK, 1976, WATER AND POWER ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AT THE MINE SITE. MATRIX GRADES AND TONNAGES ARE BASED ON WET TONNES. BENEFICIATION COSTS ARE BASED ON THE BAYER PROCESS. REYNOLDS OWNS OR LEASES 80 % OF THE RESOURCE AREA. BAUXITE IS FORMED BY LATERIZATION OF BASALT. THE ORE IS NOT CONTINUOUS FOR ITS LENGTH AND WIDTH. LATERIZATION TAKES PLACE ON THE LOWER PART OF DIP-SLOPES. THERE IS MINOR DEFORMATION DUE TO LATERIZATION. THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT HAS BEEN FOLDED, FAULTED, AND ERODED. TO SOME EXTENT THE LAND FORMS ARE A RESULT OF DEFORMATION AND THE ORE IS RELATED TO GEOHORPHOLOGY.

References

Reference (Deposit): PAPER NO. A 74-72, 1974, P. 789-799.

Reference (Deposit): BY THE PEDERSON PROCESS - HISTORY AND FUTURE. AIME 1974

Reference (Deposit): MILLER, JAN, AND ASKE IRGENS (OSLO, NORWAY). ALUMINA PRODUCT

Reference (Deposit): 1975.

Reference (Deposit): THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. UNPUBLISHED PRIVATE COMPANY REPT

Reference (Deposit): OPMENT BY REYNOLDS METALS CO. OF BAUXITIC LATERITE IN

Reference (Deposit): MICHELL, WILSON D. SUMMARY REPORT ON EXPLORATION AND DEVEL-

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 54, 1966, 85 PP.

Reference (Deposit): CATHLAMET AREA, COWLITZ AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES, WASHING

Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W., W.D. LOWRY, AND R.S. MASON. PRELIMINARY REPORT

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, OREGON. BUMINES RI 4081, 1947, 51 PP.

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, J.V. HIGH ALUMINA-IRON LATERITE DEPOSITS, COLUMBIA

Reference (Deposit): THESIS, PORTLAND STATE UNIV., 1974, 87 PP.

Reference (Deposit): AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON. UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S

Reference (Deposit): FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON

Reference (Deposit): JACKSON, R.L. A MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, V.E. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE KELSO-

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 29, 1945, 97 PP.

Reference (Deposit): -----. FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. SHORT PAPER 12, 1944, 23

Reference (Deposit): ON HIGH-ALUMINA IRON ORES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON.

Reference (Deposit): ALUMINA AND IRON FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST BAUXITES BY

Reference (Deposit): FURSMAN, O.C., H.E. BLAKE, AND J.E. MAUSER. RECOVERY OF

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION. MAY 1959, P. 98-101.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. REYNOLDS EXPANDS ALUMINA

Reference (Deposit): 1896, P. 411-412.

Reference (Deposit): OREGON. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17TH ANN. REPT., PT. 1,

Reference (Deposit): DILLER, J.S. A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN NORTHWESTERN

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 46, 1956, 53 PP.

Reference (Deposit): IN THE SALEM HILLS, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. OR. DEPT. OF

Reference (Deposit): MAIN OFFICE IN PORTLAND, OR.

Reference (Deposit): 1976, AVAILABLE AT OR. DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. IND.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. IND. OPEN FILE REPT. 0-76-3

Reference (Deposit): HOOK, J.W. FERRUGINOUS BAUXITES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

Reference (Deposit): AGENCY MEMORANDUM, 1975.

Reference (Deposit): THE PEDERSEN PROCESS. BUMINES RI 7079, 1968, 22 PP.

Reference (Deposit): STECKLEY, R.C. UPDATED COSTS FOR BAYER PLANT. BUMINES INTRA-

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 650, 1970, P. 437-462.

Reference (Deposit): STAMPER, J.W. .ALUMINUM IN MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS. BUMIN

Reference (Deposit): 1966, 23 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BAYER PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINA. BUMINES RI 6730,

Reference (Deposit): IC 8648, 1974, 51 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PETERS, F.A., P.W. JOHNSON, R.C. KERBY. A COST ESTIMATE OF T

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCING ALUMINA FROM DOMESTIC RAW MATERIALS. BUMINES

Reference (Deposit): #3 - BAUXITE, 1953.

Reference (Deposit): PETERS, F.A., P.W. JOHNSON, R.C. KERBY. A COST ESTTIMATE OF

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MATERIALS SURV

Reference (Deposit): CORCORAN, R.E. AND F.W. LIBBEY. FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): 1967, 21 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BAUXITES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BUMINES RI 6939,

Reference (Deposit): ADAPTATION OF THE PEDERSEN PROCESS TO THE FERRUGINOUS

Reference (Deposit): BLAKE, H.E., O.C. FURSMAN, A.D. FUGATE, AND L.H. BANNING.

Reference (Deposit): OREGON. ECON. GEOL., V.43, NO.8, 1948, P. 619-626.

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, V.T. FORMATION OF BAUXITE FROM BASALTIC ROCKS IN

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