Silver Queen Mine

The Silver Queen Mine is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,900 feet.

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: Silver Queen Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.21944, -113.01861

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Silver Queen Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Queen Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Lost 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith

Type: L
Description: Lost Creek Granite Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): N SLOPE OF LOST CR CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): EARLL ESTIMATES PRODUCTION OF ROUGHLY 200 ST ORE

Comment (Deposit): IN THE BEDDING PLANE. ONE LENS OF ORE EXTENDING ROUGHLY FROM THE 54 FT LEVEL TO THE BOTTOM OF A WINZE ABOUT THE 165 FT LEVEL HAS BEEN MINED.

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY A SERIES OF SMALL ADITS ALONG A SPLITTING VEIN STRUCTURE. TRAMWAY TO LOST CR.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 245.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84.


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.