The Copper Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 43.0967, -111.49830
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Copper Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen Mine
Secondary: Monte Cristo
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Mount Pisgah 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF ORE ON DUMP ASSAYED 0.16 OZ AU/TON, 0.30 OZ AG/TON, 5.3 % CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): 12 CARLOADS OF CU ORE WERE PRODUCED IN 1944 FROM HAND-PICKING THE DUMP. ITEM 2 CONTAINED SMALL TEST SHIPMENTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNEVILLE COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5 , 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR YEAR 1906
Reference (Deposit): HAMILTON, J. A., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE CARIBOU MOUNTAIN AREA, BONNEVILLE AND CARIBOU COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO; M.S. THESIS, 59 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5
Reference (Production): ITEM 1 , SAVAGE, C. N., 1961 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 1 ; ITEMS 2 , 3 , HAMILTON, J. A., 1961 , UNIV. IDAHO, M.S. THESIS
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