Queen Mine

The Queen Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana.

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: Queen Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 46.40056, -113.11444

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Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Queen Mine
Secondary: Pikes Peak Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. K. N. Macpherson
Home Office: St. Helena, Ca. 94574

Owner Name: R. I. Maccalman
Home Office: 1010 5th St., Deer Lodge, MT 59722


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): AN ADIT, ONE CAVED ADIT

Comment (Location): S OF ROYAL GOLD CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): USGS MIS FIELD STUDIES MAP, P. 10.

Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZED ZONE HAS AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 3.3AFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS DOLUS LAKE RARE 11, MIS FS MAP, P. 4, 10, 17.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 49, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 115, P. 5.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.