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Silver Queen Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026796
MRDS ID M000284
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Queen Mine
Related records 10210386

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.93738, 32.0665 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position 9 MILES W OF COMOBABI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ko Vaya(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon Wash(hydrologic unit)

Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 016S 004E 04 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SECTION 4. PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.93738, 32.0665
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ruby Silver Occurred In The Oxidized Zone.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1910
Year of last production 1955

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1910 - 1955
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^28 Oz. Ag/Ton, 1.6 % Cu, 0.1 Oz. Au/Ton, Minor Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 28g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 791g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SPORADIC PRODUCTION FROM EARLY 1910'S TO 1950'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT OPERATIONS.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED SILVER QUEEN MINING CO, LOOFBORO AND NELSON, MARSHALL BARTLET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 113

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PARTLY OXIDIZED VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) 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 Arizona resources

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