The Vidler Tunnels West, Queen of the West is a lead and silver mine located in Summit county, Colorado.
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Vidler Tunnels West, Queen of the West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vidler Tunnels West, Queen of the West
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Montezuma - Geneva Creek
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Alabandite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. QUEEN OF THE WEST: 39-37-27N, 105-47-26W; VIDLER TUNNEL WEST: 29-37-14N, 105-47-28W
Comment (Deposit): QUEEN OF THE WEST: VEIN N70E. VIDLER TUNNELS WEST: VEIN N33E, 85NW IS 1-18 INCHES, AVERAGE 6 INCHES; ORE GRADE IS < 12 OZ/TON AG IN 3 VEINS.
Comment (Workings): ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 96, 111.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
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