The King & Queen Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.24611, -114.85972
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King & Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King & Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Carter District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Strata Dips From A Few Degrees To Nearly 90 Degrees Sw, Strikes Nw By Se
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE(1911) THREE TUNNELS, TWO CUT THE VEINS. THE THIRD, 450 FT BELOW #2 IS NOW IN 400 FT. AND WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN 800 FT BEFORE IT CUTS THE VEIN
Comment (Location): APPROX LOCATION, ON HALL GULCH
Comment (Commodity): ROWE,J.P. 1911?GEOLOGY AND ORES OF THE CARTER DISTRICT, MONT. MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD.
Comment (Production): SOME OF THE ORE GAVE $12 IN GOLD AND 161 OZS. SILVER
Comment (Development): DEV$: 200,000
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS PASS THROUGH THE PROPERTY. THE SMALLER IS KNOWN AS THE IVANHOE, AND THE LARGER THE KING & QUEEN.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROWE,J.P.,GEOLOGY AND ORES OF THE CARTER DISTRICT, MONTANA, MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, P.581, 9/23/11
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
