The Queen of the Hills Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.67389, -112.95333
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Queen of the Hills Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen of the Hills Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Quartz Hill (Vipond) 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Geo Resources Inc., Williston, N. D.
Owner Name: Geo Resources, Inc, Dillon, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nnw Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.30 OZ AU/TON, 0.43 OZ AG/TON, 0.33% CU, 6.80% PB, AND 0.30% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Comment (Development): DMEA-3465 ; ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN WAS MINED ALONG STRIKE FOR 250 FT. AN APPARENTLY BARREN, PARALLEL VEIN IS EXPOSED 190 FEET SE. QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ENCLOSED IN FOLIATED GRANITIC ROCK.
Comment (Workings): 200-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 760-FT. ADIT INTERSECTING BOTTOM. (CAVED IN 1950'S) STOPES EXTEND 80 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF SHAFT. OPEN PIT MINED RECENTLY. (1974)
Comment (Geology): BARITE IS ABUNDANT NEAR NE PART OF VEIN.
Comment (Production): GEACH (1972) FOUND NO PRODUCTION RECORDS, BUT WORKINGS INDICATE PROBABLE PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG OPEN FILE NO. 95, 1982
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, A. N., BULL. 574
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 79.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
