The Reindeer Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,334 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: 4,334 Feet (1,321 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.4475, -115.76330
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Reindeer Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reindeer Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter)
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: GRAINS, SEAMS, MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S OF ATLAS; LOCATION GIVEN ON REINDEER QUEEN ADIT.
Comment (Production): 2 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1914 RAN 3% CU AND 0.6 OZ/TON AG.
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MOE-REINDEER QUEEN MINERAL BELT CAN BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 40,000 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 11 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S. W., ETAL, 1965 , GEOLOGY OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 478 .
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
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