The Antimony Queen Mine is a antimony mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 48.20139, -120.17972
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Antimony Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antimony Queen Mine
Secondary: New Deal
Secondary: Dixie Queen
Secondary: Reedy
Secondary: Silver Seal
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Gold Creek Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Plano, Phil
Production
Year: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^27. % Sb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1972
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR ZONE OF VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: L
Description: East-Striking Vein System
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Addition Of Calcite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite, And Pyrrhotite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN D= 4 FT THICK - 0.1 OZ/TON AU, NIL AG, 3.6% SB, 2.4% AS.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SHOW SOME PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE CRYSTALS CONTAIN 1-3 OZ/TON AU.
Comment (Production): 20 TONS PRODUCED IN 1941 ASSAYED 27% SB; NO RECORDED W PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT IN 1969-70; MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1971; L IMITED PRODUCTION IN 1972. ONLY STIBNITE OCCURS IN IMPORTANT QUANTITIES.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 4.5 MI UP COPPER CREEK FROM METHOW HIGHWAY
Comment (Geology): BEDDING STRIKES N30-40W, DIPS 50-80SW; BEDS MAY BE OVERTURNED.
Comment (Deposit): ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINS IN BRECCIA ZONE
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, TWO TRENCHES, VERTICAL SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD D001387 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 109-122.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 18.
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 50-51.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 169.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP WASH. DIV. OF MINES & GEOLOGY - BULLETIN 3
Reference (Production): HUNTTING (1956); LEMMON, UNPUB. DATA
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