The Queen Lil is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,451 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: 2,451 Feet (747 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.26194, -121.05194
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Queen Lil MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen Lil
Secondary: Buffington
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): INCLINE, 3 LEVELS, SHAFT
Comment (Geology): VEIN IN QUARTZOSE & MICACEOUS CALAVERAS SCHIST W/NEAR VERT. SCHISTOSITY CUT AT RIGHT ANGLES BY VEIN
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1 - 1 1/2 FT. THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 128 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 583 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, 1957
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