The Copper Queen is a copper, gold, lead, and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,119 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
Elevation: 2,119 Feet (646 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.80083, -117.27778
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Copper Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen
Secondary: California Queen
Secondary: Gold Bottom
Secondary: Slate Range
Secondary: Copper Queen No. 2
Secondary: American Fraction
Secondary: Copper Queen Annex
Secondary: Rosalind Fraction
Secondary: Mountain Beauty and Sylvia Fraction.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): SHIPMENTS ASSAYED; 0.208 OZ. AU, 10 OZ. AG, 0.77 % CU, AND 9.58 % PB. 1948 - 1949 HIGH GRADE ZINC ORE WAS SHIPPED. 1950 - 1951 , 100 CARS OF TAILINGS SHIPPED TOTAL PRODUCTION BETWEEN $900,000 - $1,000,000 OF ORE.
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED LEAD AND ZINC SULFIDES ALONG FISSURES, PARALLELS BEDDING AND CONTACT OF LIMESTONE WITH SHALE.
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF ADITS
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 17385 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 57 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 464
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 70 - 71 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 464 (SEE REF.)
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