Access
The access location is off of Silver Creek RD in Southern New Mexico. The closest large town is Silver City. The road is easily passable in 2WD with standard ground clearance till approximately 1/2 mile before the claim then 4WD or a UTV is recommended. Grant County, New Mexico

Geology
Associated Rock:
Rock Type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic), Felsic Volcanic Rock, Rhyolite
- Stratigraphic Age Pilocene
- Stratigraphic Age Late Ordovician
Host Rock:
Sedimentary Rock, Carbonate, Limestone
Rock Description:
El Paso Limestone; Montoya Limestone

Structure Description
Ore occurs adjacent to the NE striking fault zone. Mineralized solutions replaced favorable host rocks adjacent to a fault zone.

Materials
Ore:
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite.
Gangue:
Calcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Serpentine.

History
Originally called the Columbia mine the mine name and legacy continues on to this day. In 1942 the Black Range Development Co. started sinking a shaft and driving a drift into the vein structure. The company was high grading the most valuable ore and discarding the lower grade ores while driving both working faces deeper into the vein system, the vein widen and production increased until 1944 when the mine was shut down due to WW2 and never re-opened.

Historic Production Records:
Year 1944: Zinc 9.43% /PT
Year 1944: Lead 4.98% /PT
Year 1944 Silver 1.40 Ag/OZ/PT

Financing
Buy the Columbia Lode Claim outright for 17,500 USD or finance in house with 7,000 USD down and monthly payments of 483.31 USD for two years.
Claim Number:
NM #105234653