Antimony Queen Mine

The Antimony Queen Mine is a antimony mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,300 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: Antimony Queen Mine
Secondary: New Deal
Secondary: Dixie Queen
Secondary: Reedy
Secondary: Silver Seal

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Gold Creek Mining 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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: Plano, Phil

Production

Year: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^27. % Sb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1972
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR ZONE OF VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE

Structure

Type: L
Description: East-Striking Vein System

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Addition Of Calcite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite, And Pyrrhotite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN D= 4 FT THICK - 0.1 OZ/TON AU, NIL AG, 3.6% SB, 2.4% AS.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SHOW SOME PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE CRYSTALS CONTAIN 1-3 OZ/TON AU.

Comment (Production): 20 TONS PRODUCED IN 1941 ASSAYED 27% SB; NO RECORDED W PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT IN 1969-70; MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1971; L IMITED PRODUCTION IN 1972. ONLY STIBNITE OCCURS IN IMPORTANT QUANTITIES.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 4.5 MI UP COPPER CREEK FROM METHOW HIGHWAY

Comment (Geology): BEDDING STRIKES N30-40W, DIPS 50-80SW; BEDS MAY BE OVERTURNED.

Comment (Deposit): ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINS IN BRECCIA ZONE

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, TWO TRENCHES, VERTICAL SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD D001387 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

References

Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 109-122.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 50-51.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 169.

Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP WASH. DIV. OF MINES & GEOLOGY - BULLETIN 3

Reference (Production): HUNTTING (1956); LEMMON, UNPUB. DATA

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