Gypse Queen Mine

The Gypse Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,995 feet.

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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: Gypse Queen Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Chaffee

Elevation: 7,995 Feet (2,437 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.50056, -105.96667

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Gypse Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gypse Queen Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Cleora District


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Southern Mosquito Range, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Arkansas Valley Graben

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Surface Rocks Highly Altered; Scapolitization


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cuprite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Grossularite
Gangue: Scapolite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Vesuvianite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; MINE IS SOUTH OF US HWY 24 AND ARKANSAS RIVER, WEST OF BEAR CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AREA SEE RECORD FOR "CLEORA DISTRICT" ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1901 1902

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.


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