The Elkhorn Queen is a lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,362 feet.
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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: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 46.2467, -111.94560
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Elkhorn Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elkhorn Queen
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
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.
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. THE SOUTH FORK OF QUEEN GULCH WAS THE NEAREST SURFACE WATER TO THE SITE, WHICH WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET TO THE NORTH. NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO THE LACK OF A DIRECT RUNOFF ROUTE. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED AN OPEN SHAFT (WITH A HEADFRAME AND LOADOUT STRUCTURE) AND AN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 70 AND 82.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 292, 1957,
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 25.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960, P. 61.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY IC 20, 1957, P. 21.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-105.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
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.
