Lead Queen Mine

The Lead Queen Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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

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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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