The Silver Queen Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,500 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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.06639, -111.93667
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Silver Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1910 - 1955
Description: Cp_Grade: ^28 Oz. Ag/Ton, 1.6 % Cu, 0.1 Oz. Au/Ton, Minor Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS.
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 4. PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Production): SPORADIC PRODUCTION FROM EARLY 1910'S TO 1950'S.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SILVER QUEEN MINING CO, LOOFBORO AND NELSON, MARSHALL BARTLET
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 113
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .
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