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Black Queen

Producer in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017109
MRDS ID DC02896
Record type Site
Current site name Black Queen
Related records 10191078

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.11757, 39.04971 (WGS84)
Elevation 3139
Relative position S. SIDE OF SHEEP MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowmass Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carbondale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Roaring Fork(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 11S 87W 33 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Minturn and Belden Fms
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN SILICEOUS LS. 3-4 FT. THICK. ORE CONFINED TO LIMY BED AND TO THE OVERLYING SHALE WHICH FORMS THE HANGING WALL. ASSOC: GOLD, SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marble

Production statistics

  • Year 1890
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ag, Ave. 150 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 4235g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 1932 MINE UNWATERED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL. 884, PG. 101

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    ENG & MINING JOURNAL 1886, V. 42, P 149

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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