River Queen Mine

The River Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,100 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: River Queen Mine
Secondary: MS-1358
Secondary: MS-2127

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Haas Brothers

Owner Name: Ferdinand Alers

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1936-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^15-17% Cu, 2.5-3.5 Oz Ag, Trace Au

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: N. E. Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Oxidized

Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE 15 - 17% CU.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Cross Vein Strikes N 25 Deg E, Dips 45 Deg Se

Comment (Reserve-Resource): A Few Thousand Tons In Probable Reserves.

Comment (Location): Located About .5 Mi. Below Ballard'S Ferry. About 100 Yds E Of Hells Canyon Highway

Comment (Workings): Several Hundred Ft Of Workings On 3 Levels

Comment (Production): From 1936-40, $20,000 Of Cu Ore Was Produced. 200 Tons Of Hand Sorted Ore Was Shipped. A Small Amount Of Ore Was Produced In 1912.

Comment (Development): 6 Claims And A Fraction.

References

Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 22.

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. 40 - 41.

Reference (Deposit): Vallier, T. L., And Brooks, H. C., 1970 , Geology And Copper Deposits Of The Homestead Area, Oregon And Idaho: The Ore Bin, V. 32 , No. 3 , P. 54 .

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97

Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet, 97, 22 P.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 160-164.

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