Silver Queen Mine

The Silver Queen Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.

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

Name: Silver Queen Mine

State:  Wyoming

County:  Carbon

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 41.49583, -106.14139

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Silver Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Queen Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Cooper Hill District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1994, Geology and MIneralization of the Cooper HIll Mining Dsitrict, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 49, p. 19, pl. 1.


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