The Copper Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,825 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: 8,825 Feet (2,690 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.56806, -114.81472
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Copper Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen Mine
Secondary: Copper ?
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): S OF ROAD TO BLACK FOREST MINE
Comment (Deposit): LENSES OF COPPER AND LEAD CAR BONATES OCCUR IRREGULARY IN A ZONE OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE BETWEEN THE FAULT AND THE PORPHYRY DIKE.
Comment (Workings): 100-FT VERTICAL SHAFT, INCLINE, DRIFTS, 400-FT CROSSCUT ADIT.
Comment (Deposit): THE COPPER QUEEN MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 100 FT VERTICAL SHAFT, AN INCLINE WITH DRIFTS AND A 400 FT CROSSCUT ADIT. LENSES OF COPPER AND LEAD CARBONATES OCCUR IRREGULARLY IN A ZONE OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE BETWEEN THE FAULT AND THE PORPHYRY DIKE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 648
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.
