The Indian Queen Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.51056, -113.31667
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Indian Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Queen Mine
Secondary: Mountain Queen
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newhouse
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: World Industries Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1870
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Normal Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic, Marblization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVE: 10% PB, 340 PPM AG
Materials
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 33.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED OVER $100,000 WORTH OF ORE FROM THE SURFACE
Comment (Deposit): ALL ORE WAS FROM A NEAR SURFACE POCKET
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT 4600 FT LONG, DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO 22
Reference (Deposit): HAVENOR, H.E. AND HERBST, V.B., 1908, SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY OF NEWHOUSE, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
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