Cripple Queen Mine

The Cripple Queen Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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

Name: Cripple Queen Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.08361, -118.69361

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Cripple Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cripple Queen Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Year: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): UNCERTAIN OF EXACT LOCATION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): E-W GROUP OF 7 CLAIMS ON A WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINING A 2.5-FT VEIN OF $22,00 ORE (1913).

Comment (Deposit): A WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINING A 2.5 FT WIDE VEIN OF $22,00 ORE (1913)

Comment (Workings): 185-FT ADIT-TUNNEL DRIVEN NW, OF WHICH THE LATTER HALF CROSSCUTS THE MINERALIZED ZONE DIAGONALLY.


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.G., (1947), USGS OFR


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.