The Bauxite Columbia County is a aluminum and iron mine located in Columbia county, Oregon.
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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
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Bauxite Columbia County MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bauxite Columbia County
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Oregon
County: Columbia
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR BLANKET
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Gibbsite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LATERITE ZONE RANGES FROM 5 TO 30 FEET THICK
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE GRADING LESS THAN 30 % AL2O3 AND MORE THAN 10 % S1O2 NOT INCLUDED IN TONNAGE ESTIMATE
Comment (Location): THE MOST EXTENSIVE DEPOSITS ARE ON THE RIDGES WEST OF ST HELENS AND COLUMBIA CITY IN TS. 4 AND 5 N., RS. 1 AND 2 W. CHANGED LONGITUDE FROM 122-46-51W TO 122-50- W ON 8/28/91. OLD LONG. PLOTTED IN WASHINGTON (COWLITZ COUNTY). LOCATION TAKEN FROM PROSPECT MARKED ON ST. HELENS 15' TOPO. T. 5 N., R 1 W., SEC. 29.
Comment (Development): ALCOA AND REYNOLDS METALS CO. HAYE DRILLED AND SAMPLED PARTS OF THE LATERIZED AREAS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHWESTERN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 29-30.
Reference (Deposit): HOOK, J.W., 1976, FERRUGINOUS BAUXITES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: ODGMI OPEN FILE REPORT 0-76-3
Reference (Reserve-Resource): REYNOLDS METALS CO. VIA HOOK (1976)
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