The Queen Canyon Mine is a fluorine-fluorite, silver, and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,481 feet.
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
Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.89389, -118.34806
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Queen Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Canyon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Buena Vista District; Oneota, Basalt, Mount Montgomery 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
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: White Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 6 AIRMILES S15W FROM MOUNT MONTGOMERT AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF QUEEN CANYOM, ABOUT A MILE FROM ITS MOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWDER, D.F., ROBINSON, P.F., HARRIS, D.L., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BENTON QUADRANGLE, MONO COUNTY, CALIF. AND ESMERALDA AND MINERAL COUNTIES, NEV.: USGS MAP GQ-1013
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1979, MILS DATA
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
