The Black Queen Mine is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,732 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: 5,732 Feet (1,747 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.9394, -109.19360
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Black Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Eppley
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE SHORT DECLINES, LARGEST ONE IS 25 FT. SMALL, DISCONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT ZONES IN LIMESTONE, IN AND NEAR CONTACT WITH IGNEOUS ROCK. MINERALS NOTED INCLUDE AZURITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, MALACHITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE. A SELECT SAMPLE FROM THE DUMP ASSAYED 2.0% COPPER, 5.3% LEAD, 55 PPM SILVER, AND 2.2% ZINC; LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF OTHER METALS. ANY PRODUCTION WOULD HAVE BEEN SMALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ BUR MINES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS PORTAL QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93
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