The Black Queen is a silver mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,299 Feet (3,139 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.04972, -107.11694
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Black Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Queen
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Marble
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1890
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Ag, Ave. 150 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Production): 1932 MINE UNWATERED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN SILICEOUS LS. 3-4 FT. THICK. ORE CONFINED TO LIMY BED AND TO THE OVERLYING SHALE WHICH FORMS THE HANGING WALL. ASSOC: GOLD, SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): ENG & MINING JOURNAL 1886, V. 42, P 149
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL. 884, PG. 101
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