The River Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.0525, -116.80360
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River Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: River Queen Mine
Secondary: MS-1358
Secondary: MS-2127
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Haas Brothers
Owner Name: Ferdinand Alers
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1936-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^15-17% Cu, 2.5-3.5 Oz Ag, Trace Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N. E. Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE 15 - 17% CU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Cross Vein Strikes N 25 Deg E, Dips 45 Deg Se
Comment (Reserve-Resource): A Few Thousand Tons In Probable Reserves.
Comment (Location): Located About .5 Mi. Below Ballard'S Ferry. About 100 Yds E Of Hells Canyon Highway
Comment (Workings): Several Hundred Ft Of Workings On 3 Levels
Comment (Production): From 1936-40, $20,000 Of Cu Ore Was Produced. 200 Tons Of Hand Sorted Ore Was Shipped. A Small Amount Of Ore Was Produced In 1912.
Comment (Development): 6 Claims And A Fraction.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 22.
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. 40 - 41.
Reference (Deposit): Vallier, T. L., And Brooks, H. C., 1970 , Geology And Copper Deposits Of The Homestead Area, Oregon And Idaho: The Ore Bin, V. 32 , No. 3 , P. 54 .
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97
Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet, 97, 22 P.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 160-164.
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