The Silver Queen is a lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,741 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,741 Feet (1,750 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.40972, -112.01389
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Silver Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Queen
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Willard District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING VEIN CUTS THE UPPER ALGONKIAN QUARTZITE AND CONTAINS WHITE QUARTZ AND FINE-GRAINED LAMINATED GALENA.
Comment (Deposit): 2 TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,BS AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 222
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