Columbia County Bauxite

The Columbia County Bauxite is a aluminum 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

Name: Columbia County Bauxite

State:  Oregon

County:  Columbia

Elevation:

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 45.8889, -122.91560

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Columbia County Bauxite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Columbia County Bauxite


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Oregon
County: Columbia


Land Status

Not available


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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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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): 1976.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. OPEN FILE REPORT O-76-3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 29-30.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-D, 1951,


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