The Lead Queen Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.18833, -110.95000
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Lead Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead Queen Mine
Secondary: Cochreham Lead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Owner Name: Steve Cocreham, 1948
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
Year Last Production: 1950
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Ese Trending, Dips 70 N, Bedding Se To Ese, Dip 20 Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 MILES E. OF RAY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AND STOPES, TUNNEL IS 100 FT, STOPING 30 FT ON EITHER SIDE OF TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION AGE AND OVERALL GEOLOGIC SETTING TO RAY SILVER LEAR MINE, 3/4 MILE SOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ 1021, 1971
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LEAD QUEEN FILE
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