The Queen of the West is a zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,240 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.47306, -113.99194
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Queen of the West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen of the West
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Tecoma District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Bodies Are Completely Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MAXIMUM ASSAY 18 % ZN, 80 OZ AG PER TON
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS ARE IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS ALONG NORTHWEST - STRIKING FISSURES NEAR THE AXIS OF A GENTLE NORTHWARD - TRENDING ANTICLINE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE IS OVERLAIN BY QUARTZITE
References
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A. V., OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.; USGS BULL. 1135 - B, 1963 , P. 840
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