Dixie Queen

The Dixie Queen is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Grant county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Dixie Queen  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 44.54694, -118.69694

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Dixie Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dixie Queen


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg


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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 SMALL SEAMS

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 200-FOOT LONG TUNNEL

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEAMS CONTAIN QUARTZ, GOUGE, BRECCIA WITH SULFIDES.

Comment (Location): NW1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 116 .

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P. 87


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