The Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1278, -116.64500
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Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Mine
Secondary: Mountain Queen
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John Rogers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): On E Side Of Garnet Gul Above The Road
Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Cu Ore Was Produced In 1897.
Comment (Workings): 3 Separate Garnet Zones. Strike Of Lower Tunnel Is N 43 Deg. E., With N.W. Drift; Intermediate Tunnel Strikes N. 60 Deg. E. And Dips 20 Deg. S.E.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin
Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80.
Reference (Deposit): Eight Annual Report Of Mining Idustry Of Idaho Pg 167-168
Reference (Deposit): Eleventh Annual Report Of Mining Industry Of Idaho Pg 125-12, Combined With Bluejacket Mine In Eleventh Annual Rept
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 135
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