The Silver Queen Mine is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,359 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: 12,359 Feet (3,767 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.90833, -107.60000
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Silver Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Eureka
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 535 , PLATE 2 AND PAGE 66
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