The Desert Queen is a gold and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.6003, -111.88860
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Desert Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Desert Queen
Secondary: Silver Moon, M S 3176 Pat.
Secondary: Western Gold M S 2852,Pat.
Secondary: Golden Pea M S 3176 Pat
Secondary: Southern Gold M S 2852,Pat
Secondary: Golden Chariot M S 2852,Pat.
Secondary: Old Gold M S 2852 Pat.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 SILVER REEF MTS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 556,562
Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,JAMES HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ 1927-29 P 337-338
Reference (Deposit): TENNEY J B FCONOMIC GEOLOGICAL TECONN OF CASA GRANDE MINING
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT AZBM 1934 P 22-23
Reference (Deposit): HAMMER,DONALD F GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JACKRABBIT
Reference (Deposit): AREA PINAL COUNTY,AZ MS UOFA 1961
Reference (Deposit): ADMR DESERT QUEEN MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 8
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
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