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Columbia Mine

The Columbia Mine is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,708 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

Name: Columbia Mine

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 4,708 Feet (1,435 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.0656, -115.47640

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Columbia Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Columbia Mine
Secondary: Macedonia Mine
Secondary: Castor-Pollux Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 23, P. 271.

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D. F., 1956, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): IVANPAH QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: USGS PROF.

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 275.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1921, LOS ANGELE FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST

Reference (Deposit): P. 263-390.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 202-325.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): MINE, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 262-401.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 427-549.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 244, P. 75.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 53, 1957, P. 650.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 275, 1956, P. 133-134.

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES IN

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144,

Reference (Deposit): PART 3, P. 199-429.

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NO. 3 & 4,

Reference (Deposit): P. 353-758.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT

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