The (Facility) Columbus Smelter is a chromium mine located in Stillwater county, Montana at an elevation of 3,789 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
Elevation: 3,789 Feet (1,155 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 45.6344, -109.24420
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(Facility) Columbus Smelter MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: (Facility) Columbus Smelter
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Stillwater
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Plant Subtype: Reduction
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), OCT. 14, 1992. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE CHROMIUM TAILINGS. DOI/USBM COULD BE ALLEGED TO BE A PRP.
References
Reference (Deposit): REPORT, CHROMIUM, MARCH 1988.
Reference (Deposit): STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA, MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N. AND S. STEBBINS. THE COLUMBUS SMELTER,
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
