Reindeer Queen Mine

The Reindeer Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,334 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

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Site Name

Primary: Reindeer Queen Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter)

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: GRAINS, SEAMS, MASSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite

Rocks

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

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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): S OF ATLAS; LOCATION GIVEN ON REINDEER QUEEN ADIT.

Comment (Production): 2 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1914 RAN 3% CU AND 0.6 OZ/TON AG.

Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): MOE-REINDEER QUEEN MINERAL BELT CAN BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 40,000 FT

References

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 11 , 1969

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S. W., ETAL, 1965 , GEOLOGY OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 478 .

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

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