The Granite Queen Property is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho.
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Granite Queen Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite Queen Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Council Mtn. Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. S. Turnipseed, W. W. Turnipseed
Home Office: Weiser, Id.
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR BANDS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): For More Information See D.M.E.A. Docket No. 2116, (1952) ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept
Comment (Workings): Two Short Adits Comprised The Workings In 1952.
Comment (Geology): Deposit Is On The Margin Of The Idaho Batholith, In Gneissic Rocks Of Unknown Age.
References
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane, W
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