Two Queens Mine

The Two Queens Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,569 feet.

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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: Two Queens Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Saddle Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Central Mining And Development Co. , Frank Hubbell
Years: 1906 - 1908

Owner Name: Central Mining And Development Co.
Years: 1908 - 1912

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1934
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: R
Description: Ne Trending Quartz Diorite Intrusions, Andesite Strikes Nw Dips 12 Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): 9 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Production): GOLD ORE IN EARLY PRODUCTION YEARS- 16 DOLLARS/T AU, 10% CU. THRE SMALL LOTS OF ORE REPORTED FOR 1906-1908

Comment (Deposit): 4 NEARLY PARALLEL VEINS AND ONE CROSS VEIN. METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT OF VOLCANIC ROCK AND VOLCANIC SEDIMENTS BY ORE MINERALS

Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT WITH 2 100 FT CROSSCUTS OFF IT, TUNNEL 400 FT LONG WITH 90 FT WINZE OFF IT, ALONG WITH SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS. MINE ALSO HAS SHAFTS OF 21, 38, 50, 155, AND 184 FT DEPTHS

Comment (Geology): RELATED IN AGE AND TYPE OF MINERALIZATION TO CHRISTMAS MINE, 3MILES NW IN GILA COUNTY

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #684

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): THE COPPER HANDBOOK, 1908. STEVENS, P. 504-1912-1913,WEED, P.223

Reference (Deposit): CREASEY S.C. AND KISTLER R.W, 1962. USGS PP 450-D, P. D1-D5.

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