The Miners Queen is a mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 1,998 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: 1,998 Feet (609 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.7775, -122.19110
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Miners Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners Queen
Secondary: Penny Claims
Secondary: Columbia Gold and Copper
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: Washougal 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.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Terra Nova Explorations
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Brameda Resources Ltd.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Grant, Alan R.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Middle Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. INFO. CIRC. 48, 1973, P. 15.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5343, 1957, 16 P.
Reference (Deposit): P. 78.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RES. INFO. CIRC. 60, 1977, P. 45-46
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