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Copper Queen Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Thorium, Uranium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042412
MRDS ID M060189
MAS/MILS ID 0160590228
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Queen Mine
Alternate or previous names Tendoy Copper Queen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.4723, 44.96599 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 8 1/2 MILES EAST OF TENDOY, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019N 025E 15,22 C S2S2 (15) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Located On S Fk Agency Creek About 1 Mi N Of Wonder Lode Property; 3 Mi W Of Idaho-Montana Line

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Thorite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation
  • (Local) Gouge
  • (Local) Sericite

Analytical data

Result 1 VEINLET HAD 0.034% CU, 0.005% U, 0.17% THO2
Result THORITE VEIN CONTAINED 0.01% U3O8 AND 0.56% THO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Propylite Or Diorite Dikes
    Rock description Propylite Or Diorite Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Micaceous Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.4723, 44.96599
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure name Joints
Type of structure Local
Structure name Slickensides
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Cookhouse Fault Breccia Zone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR SHOOTS
    Strike N 50 DEG E
    Dip 55 DEG NW
    Thickness 2.74M
    Length 396.24M
    Width 3.05M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 91.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia

Comments on the geologic information

  • Belt Supergroup Has Ave. Dip 30 Deg Nw; Majority Of Joints Trend N 45 Deg W
  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Fault Plane Dips 30-80 Deg Nw; Joints; Slickensides
  • Original concentration process entry:
    Mesothermal
  • Original alteration entry:
    Local - Oxidation, Gouge, Sericite
  • Original ore control entry:
    The Cookhouse Fault Breccia Zone Dips Nw, Trends N 40-70 Deg E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Discoverer F.B. Sharkey And George Chamberlin
Year of first production 1905

Mining district

District name Mcdevitt Mining District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Elmer Johnson
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles Kapp

Production statistics

  • Year 1908
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45. % Cu, 8 Oz Ag, 1 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 45wt-pct
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 28g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 226g/mt
  • Year 1911
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^29.4 % Cu, 5.2 Oz Ag, .81 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 23g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 147g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 29wt-pct
  • Year 1912
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^28.3 % Cu, 6 Oz Ag, 24.75 $/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 169g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 28wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • Item 2: 2 Cars Shipped; Item 8: $100,000 Value; Item 3: 18 Cars Shipped; Item 4: Recovered From Amalgamation Plates

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 1524M
    Overall depth 121.92M
    Overall length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • Mine Developed By 400-Ft Long Inclined Shaft, 4 Levels And An Adit. Average Width Of Main (Cookhouse) Vein Is 3 1/2ft

Comments on development

  • 12 Claims ; Econ.Com: Mine Flooded, Mill In Ruins (1962)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, P. 118-121

  • Production

    Items 1,2,3,8, Sharp, W.N., And Cavendar, W.S., 1962, USGS Bull 1126; Items 4,5, Schipper, W.B., 1955, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis

  • Deposit

    Schipper, W.B., 1955, The Tendoy Copper Queen Mine, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 37 P.

  • Deposit

    Sharp, W.N., And Cavendar, W.S., 1962, Geology And Thorium-Bearing Deposits Of The Lemhi Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, And Beaverhead County, Montana: USGS Bull 1126, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    Staatz, M.H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Main Vein Is Cookhouse Vein, Described Above; Blue Boar Vein Trends N 70 Deg W And Dips 55 Deg N; Princess Pat Vein Trends N 53 Deg W And Dips 66 Deg NE And Is 1 Ft Wide; The Quartz-Hematite-Malachite Vein Is 4-10 Inches Wide, Trends N 85 Deg W And Dips 43 Deg Ne; The Thorite Vein Is 1 Ft Wide And 25 Ft Long

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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