Columbia Mine

The Columbia Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,320 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:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.14333, -110.86278

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Columbia Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Columbia Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Dripping Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Heavy Complex Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1925 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MOUNTAIN AND BANNER MINING DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 771 .

Reference (Deposit): HEINEMAN, R. E. S., ELSING, M. J., ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, ECONOMIC SERIES NO. 19 , BULLETIN NO. 140 .

Reference (Production): ABM ECONOMIC SERIES NO. 19


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