The Queen Bee Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.02194, -103.61361
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Queen Bee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Bee Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Unorganized District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Johnson, A. I.
Owner Name: Queen Bee Gold Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): MINE WAS UNWATERED, MAPPED AND SAMPLED IN 1954 BY A.I. JOHNSON OF KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA. 7 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALLING 64 AC
Comment (Production): THE QUEEN BEE COMPANY DID SOME MINING IN 1906 BUT THERE IS NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION APPARENTLY FOLLOWS THE CREST OF A STEEPLY PLUNGING ANTICLINE. THERE ARE 2 BEDS OR VEINS AT DEPTH, EACH 3 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): 2 OPEN CUTS, A 60 FT TUNNEL, A 40 FT SHAFT AND 155 FT OF DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTTING
Comment (Location): IN THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 26 (NEAR THE CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 22, 23, 26 AND 27)
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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