Indian Queen Mine

The Indian Queen Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,152 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

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Site Name

Primary: Indian Queen Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Birch Creek (Utopia) 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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Myrl Erwin And Anaconda Co.,
Years: 1972 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1867
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: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR SHOOTS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Nw Faulting And Ne Folds

Type: L
Description: East Limb Of Humbolt Mtn. Anticline, Pioneer Batholith

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Melaconite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Axinite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN SHOOTS AND BUNCHES WITHIN THE FAULT OR IN LIMESTONE NEAR THE IGNEOUS CONTACT. MOST OF THE ORE WAS OXIDIZED, EXCEPT FOR SOME VERY RICH SULPHIDE ORE AT DEPTH

Comment (Commodity): 3.8 PERCENT CU AND 1.8 OZ/TON AG

Comment (Location): NE 1/4, SE 1/4, SECTION 15.

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION OF ORE AMOUNTS TO 22,907 TONS

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS 150 AND 200 FEET DEEP, 800 FOOT ADIT, AND 1600 FEET OF UNDERGROUND OPENINGS, ALL INACCESSIBLE FOR MANY YEARS.

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 25 MM OCCUR.

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 1923 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 91-93, 177.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 61-65.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5552, 41 P.

Reference (Deposit): SASSMAN, O., 1941 MA THESIS MSU, P. 216-221.

Reference (Deposit): STEVENS, H.J., 1906, THE COPPER HANDBOOK: HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN, V. 6, P. 581.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-433.

Reference (Deposit): STEVENS, H.J., THE COPPER HANDBOOK: HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN, V. 6, P. 581.

Reference (Deposit): 1906 COMPILE STEVENS, H. J., PUB. REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, A. N., REPORT & GEOLOGIC MAP

Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOCHEM PATEE, E. C., PUB. REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP LOWELL, W.R., U.S.G.S., M.I. MAP I-433

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE GEACH, R. D., PUB. REPORT

Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972 , MINES, BEAVERHEAD CO., P. 177

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.