The Copper Queen Claims is a copper and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 9,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.21583, -113.61111
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Copper Queen Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Beaverhead Range
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy R. Ford
Home Office: Jackson
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE-TRANSPORTATION, POWER AND WATER PROBLEMS
Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE & SMALL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): MINE IS ON SADDLE ALONG NE TRENDING GLACIATED RIDGE THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF REPLACEMENT ZONES WITHIN A SHEARED DIABASE INTRUSIVE. ORE MINERALS ARE SCATTERED THROUGH LOCAL COPPER-STAINED QUARTZ ZONES 6 TO 12 INCHES THICK.
Comment (Workings): THREE SHORT ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 1305, 2 PG.
Reference (Deposit): DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ASSOCIATION FILE.
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON DMEA REPORT 1305
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
