Queen of the Hills Mine

The Queen of the Hills Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,399 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: Queen of the Hills Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.67389, -112.95333

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Queen of the Hills Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Queen of the Hills Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Quartz Hill (Vipond) 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: Geo Resources Inc., Williston, N. D.

Owner Name: Geo Resources, Inc, Dillon, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nnw Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.30 OZ AU/TON, 0.43 OZ AG/TON, 0.33% CU, 6.80% PB, AND 0.30% ZN.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Barite


Comments

Comment (Development): DMEA-3465 ; ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE

Comment (Deposit): VEIN WAS MINED ALONG STRIKE FOR 250 FT. AN APPARENTLY BARREN, PARALLEL VEIN IS EXPOSED 190 FEET SE. QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ENCLOSED IN FOLIATED GRANITIC ROCK.

Comment (Workings): 200-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 760-FT. ADIT INTERSECTING BOTTOM. (CAVED IN 1950'S) STOPES EXTEND 80 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF SHAFT. OPEN PIT MINED RECENTLY. (1974)

Comment (Geology): BARITE IS ABUNDANT NEAR NE PART OF VEIN.

Comment (Production): GEACH (1972) FOUND NO PRODUCTION RECORDS, BUT WORKINGS INDICATE PROBABLE PRODUCTION.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG OPEN FILE NO. 95, 1982

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, A. N., BULL. 574

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 79.


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.