The Iron Queen Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.44444, -112.25556
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Iron Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N20e
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N15e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 - 2.75 % CU
Analytical Data: 1 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.025 OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: 38 % FE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Albite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Marcasite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
Comment (Location): 4.5 MILES NORTH OF MAYER, ARIZONA
Comment (Commodity): ORE WAS USED AS FLUX FOR OTHER RICHER ORES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 140
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND BLACET, P.M., 1972 , PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN BRADSHAW MOUNTAINS, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1336 , P. 74
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