Queen of the West Mine

The Queen of the West Mine is a mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,398 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: Queen of the West Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Morgan

Elevation: 6,398 Feet (1,950 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.9231, -111.72690

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Queen of the West Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Queen of the West Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Hardscrabble 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.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Russell C. Porter
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle 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: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH UGMS BULL. 88 BY K.C.BULLOCK


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