Queen

The Queen is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Queen

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = By late 1912, a 100-foot-deep inclined shaft had been sunk on a northeast shear zone that dipped 45 N; it contained antimony-oxide-stained quartz and gouge. The shear zone is 6 feet wide at the surface and steepens to vertical at 100 feet. By October 1912, a second shaft, located 100 feet northwest of the old shaft, was down 20 feet. By 1913, this prospect consisted of a short shaft and a 100-foot inclined shaft with an 18-inch-wide quartz-bearing shear zone exposed about 30 feet from the top of the incline. This shear is cut off by a fault oriented N 70 W, 33 NE (Chapin, 1914). The fault cuts the shear at a low angle and was followed by the incline to its full 100-foot depth.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold and antimony-bearing quartz shear zones.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = The Queen prospect was staked in 1910 by Ross Patton (Times Publishing Company, 1912).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = By late 1912, a 100-foot-deep inclined shaft had been sunk on a northeast shear zone that dipped 45 N.; it contained antimony-oxide-stained quartz and gouge. The shear zone is 6 feet wide at the surface and steepens to vertical at 100 feet. By October 1912, a second shaft, located 100 feet northwest of the old shaft, was down 20 feet. The shear contained free-milling gold but no assay information is available. By 1913, this prospect consisted of a short shaft and a 100-foot inclined shaft with an 18-inch-wide quartz-bearing shear zone exposed about 30 feet from the top of the incline. This shear is cut off by a fault striking N 70 W and dipping 33 NE (Chapin, 1914). The fault cuts the shear at a low angle and was followed by the incline to its full 100 foot depth. The prospect was not being explored in 1913 and no information is available on the grade or character of the mineralization.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Times Publishing Company, 1912, Tanana Magazine, Quartz Edition: Fairbanks, Alaska 76 p.

Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

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