Desert Queen

The Desert Queen is a copper and gilsonite mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 4,941 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

Name: Desert Queen  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 4,941 Feet (1,506 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gilsonite

Lat, Long: 40.0183, -109.65250

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Desert Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Desert Queen


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gilsonite


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George Hackford,Thomas Reynolds Jr, And Kelly Hall
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): PRUITT,R G,1961,MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO,UTAH:UGMS

Reference (Deposit): BULL 71


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