Little Queens Mine

The Little Queens Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Little Queens Mine
Secondary: X Y Z 1-3 Claims
Secondary: Good Luck Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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: Boise National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Little Queens Mines, Inc.(H.M. Greenwold, Mine Supervisor)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1951
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Intense

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: OTHER VARIOUS SAMPLES CONTAINED MINOR PB AND ZN AND UP TO 1 OZ AU, 11.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: A 3RD VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED NO AU, 1.5 OZ AG/TON, 1.9 % PB, 3.1 % ZN
Analytical Data: 2 VEIN SAMPLES HAD 0.07 AND 0.16 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 0.02 OZ AU AND 0.2 OZ AG/TON FROM ALTERED ROCK

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): Location T7n, R11e, Sec 15 Given By USBM, 1975 Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Ave. Grade Veins And Dikes Too Low To Be Minable At Present Prices ( 1970 )

Comment (Deposit): 1 Mineralized Quartz Lens Strikes W-N 36 Deg W And Dips 40 Deg N

Comment (Production): Au, Ag Value $10000 ; Item 8 Taken From The South Raise

Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 43-51-25N 115-10-29W (43.85694 -115.17472); UTM N4857300 E646000 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 006N;007N, RNG 011E;011E, Sect 17;15, Sect_fract .

Comment (Commodity): Vein Samples Contained Values That Ranged From 0 To 5.5 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton; Silver 51.4 Gram Per Metric Ton; Lead 1.9 Percent; Zinc 3.1 Percent. One High Grade Pocket Sample Contained 34.3 Grams Gold Per Metric Ton. 150.7 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton. Samples From The South Raise And Stopes Contained From Trace To 5.2 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton And 0.0 To 387.0 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton; 0.2 Percent Lead.

Comment (Location): Located On The W Side Of The Yuba River, About .5 Mi Above Its Junction With The E. Fk. Of The Yuba River

References

Reference (Deposit): D.M.E.A Docket No. 2732 (1952)

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1970 Recon T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319 - D

Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 - D, 174 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile USBM, Mining Activity List, 1974

Reference (Production): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, USGS Bulletin 1319 - D.

Reference (Deposit): Mineral Property File No. 0160390113

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