The Columbia Group is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,903 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: 1,903 Feet (580 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 64.9575, -147.51250
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Columbia Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia Group
Secondary: Zimmerman
Secondary: Spruce Hen Group
Secondary: Columbia Mining Co.
Secondary: Meier, Hoffman and Wallace
Secondary: Lounsbury
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lloyd Lounsbury
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A001102 USGS CRIB A001177 USGS CRIB D002639 USGS CRIB D002649
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-146
Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 157-158
Reference (Deposit): B926C p. 196
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 pp. 24-25
Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 179-180, 188, 201-203
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-161
Reference (Deposit): B662o pp. 422-423
Reference (Deposit): B692r pp. 326-327
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 179-180, 201, 205-206
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 220
Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 16
Reference (Deposit): MF410
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