The Gypse Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,995 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,995 Feet (2,437 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.50056, -105.96667
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Gypse Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gypse Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Cleora District
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Mosquito Range, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Surface Rocks Highly Altered; Scapolitization
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cuprite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Grossularite
Gangue: Scapolite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Vesuvianite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; MINE IS SOUTH OF US HWY 24 AND ARKANSAS RIVER, WEST OF BEAR CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AREA SEE RECORD FOR "CLEORA DISTRICT" ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1901 1902
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
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