Queen

The Queen is a mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Queen
Secondary: Spread Eagle

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Queen Mineral Ranch (Mining Co.?)
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1851, DATED 1952. MINE WORKINGS WERE IN CONDITION, THOUGH LARGELY WATER FILLED. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERA 4 TO 40 TIMES BG. ASSAYS OF GRAB SAMPLES AVERAGED ABOUT 1.50

References

Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 408290 REF:MAS FILE

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