The Queen Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.41778, -108.79167
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Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Mine
Secondary: Claim Patented In 1884, Copper Queen
Secondary: Apache Group Patented In 1936, Apache
Secondary: Geronimo
Secondary: Victorio
Secondary: Unpatented Claim, Admiral Dewey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District; Cooney 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Hoover And W. H. Wetherby
Years: 1936 -
Owner Name: Cooney Mining Co., Inc.
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1935
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along A Northeast-Striking Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Highly Silicified Fault Zone.
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1927 CONSISTED OF AN ADIT WHICH WAS CAVED ABOUT 800 FT. FROM THE PORTAL.
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBERS 171 AND 2045, AND ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM, COVERING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 100 ACRES
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE QUEEN MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 91-201
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 289-310
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1921 USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, 100 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1978 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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