Queen Mine

The Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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 Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Adams

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.1278, -116.64500

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Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Queen Mine
Secondary: Mountain Queen


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John Rogers


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Location): On E Side Of Garnet Gul Above The Road

Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Cu Ore Was Produced In 1897.

Comment (Workings): 3 Separate Garnet Zones. Strike Of Lower Tunnel Is N 43 Deg. E., With N.W. Drift; Intermediate Tunnel Strikes N. 60 Deg. E. And Dips 20 Deg. S.E.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S


References

Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin

Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80.

Reference (Deposit): Eight Annual Report Of Mining Idustry Of Idaho Pg 167-168

Reference (Deposit): Eleventh Annual Report Of Mining Industry Of Idaho Pg 125-12, Combined With Bluejacket Mine In Eleventh Annual Rept

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 135


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