The Queen of the Hills is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,481 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: 3,481 Feet (1,061 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.2008, -112.85220
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Queen of the Hills MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen of the Hills
Secondary: Congress
Secondary: Malartic
Secondary: Malartic Hygrade
Secondary: Congress Extension
Secondary: Niagara
Secondary: Congress Leaching
Secondary: New Congress
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Martinez District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Malartic Hygrade
Company ID: 202340
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1992
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1887
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ECHO BAY IS MINING A WESTWARD EXTENSION OF THE NIAGARA VEIN. EXPLORATION WORK WAS DONE IN 1984-85, AND PRODUCTION BEGAN IN MARCH 1988. THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. M003323. DEPTH TO THE DEPOSIT IS 200-300 FT. LENGTH OF MINERALIZATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AND THICKNESS IS 700-800 FT. WIDTH VARIES BETWEEN 1 AND 32 FT AND AVERAGES 4-5 FT.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINE TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN 4/91. MILL PROCESSING STOCKPILE.
Comment (Ownership): DEPTH TO THE DEPOSIT IS 200-300 FT. LENGTH OF MINERALIZATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AND THICKNESS IS 700-800 FT. WIDTH VARIES BETWEEN 1 AND 32 FT AND AVERAGES 4-5 FT. MIN. & EXP OFC. ADD: P O BOX 999, MALARTIC, QUEBEC, CAN. J0Y 1Z0 CORP. ADDRESS: 1 DUNDAS ST WEST, SUITE 2402, TORONTO, CAN. M5G 1Z3
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MILLS, B.A. (DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ECHO BAY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINES, LTD.). PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, 1988; AVAILABLE UPON
Reference (Reserve-Resource): REQUEST FROM M.B. SAWYER, BUMINES, DENVER, CO.
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 309,310
Reference (Deposit): ADMR CONGRESS MINE FILE
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