The Queen-Seal Claim Names:Silver is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0319, -118.12170
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Queen-Seal Claim Names:Silver MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen-Seal Claim Names:Silver
Secondary: Seal,Silver Queen,Brooks
Secondary: Silver Queen
Secondary: Queen and Seal
Secondary: Mexico
Secondary: Silver Basin
Secondary: Silver Seal
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Cedar Canyon
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George C. Segal
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Discovery Year: 1896
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Cerargyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REC 080 COL 35-52 EXPOSED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 3 TO 6 MONTHS
References
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES.UNPUBD DATA.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL BUL 31
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS,O.P.1924,LEAD DEPS PEND ORIELLE AND STEVENS COS WA.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA.MIN DEPS.WA DIV GEOL BUL 37
Reference (Deposit): HODGES,L.K,1897,MING IN PAC NW. SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER
Reference (Deposit): LLE AND STEVENS COS WA,1902-1956 USBM IC-7872
Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A,1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,2N,PE
Reference (Deposit): VENS CO,WA.USGS BUL 1142-F
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL,IAN;LOOFBOUROW,J.S,JR, 1962,GEOL OF MAGNESITE BELT
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT,HOWLAND,1914,ORE DEPS NEWASH.USGS 550
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