The Copper Queen is a copper mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.54167, -114.31667
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Copper Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Mineral Point
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Along West Fork
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED EAST OF WEST FORK BETWEEN JOHNSON AND SALT CREEKS.
Comment (Workings): CAVED IN SHAFT AND ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN MOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOLOGY , MEM 44 , P. 35
Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON MBMG, MEM. 4
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
