Bauxite Kalama-Rainer

The Bauxite Kalama-Rainer is a aluminum, iron, and titanium, metal 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: Bauxite Kalama-Rainer  

State:  Oregon

County:  Columbia

Elevation:

Commodity: Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal

Lat, Long: 46.07222, -122.97778

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Bauxite Kalama-Rainer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bauxite Kalama-Rainer


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal


Location

State: Oregon
County: Columbia


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: OOLITIC


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE DATA IN REFERENCE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1953 EDITION

Comment (Deposit): POROUS, GRANULAR


References

Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F. W., 1945 , FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. NO. 29 , P. 62


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