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Little Queens Mine

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070655
MRDS ID W013679
MAS/MILS ID 0160390113
Record type Site
Current site name Little Queens Mine
Alternate or previous names X Y Z 1-3 Claims, Good Luck Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.18514, 43.85708 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 26 MI. WSW OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atlanta West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 011E 17 NENWSW Idaho
Boise 007N 011E 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Location T7n, R11e, Sec 15 Given By USBM, 1975 Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 43-51-25N 115-10-29W (43.85694 -115.17472); UTM N4857300 E646000 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 006N;007N, RNG 011E;011E, Sect 17;15, Sect_fract <blank>.
  • Located On The W Side Of The Yuba River, About .5 Mi Above Its Junction With The E. Fk. Of The Yuba River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Vein Samples Contained Values That Ranged From 0 To 5.5 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton; Silver 51.4 Gram Per Metric Ton; Lead 1.9 Percent; Zinc 3.1 Percent. One High Grade Pocket Sample Contained 34.3 Grams Gold Per Metric Ton. 150.7 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton. Samples From The South Raise And Stopes Contained From Trace To 5.2 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton And 0.0 To 387.0 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton; 0.2 Percent Lead.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense

Analytical data

Result 0.02 OZ AU AND 0.2 OZ AG/TON FROM ALTERED ROCK
Result 2 VEIN SAMPLES HAD 0.07 AND 0.16 OZ AU/TON
Result A 3RD VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED NO AU, 1.5 OZ AG/TON, 1.9 % PB, 3.1 % ZN
Result OTHER VARIOUS SAMPLES CONTAINED MINOR PB AND ZN AND UP TO 1 OZ AU, 11.3 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Andesite Dike;Aplite Dike
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Andesite Dike;Aplite Dike
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.18514, 43.85708
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N90E
    Dip 55 DEG N
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting
  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Discoverer E.T. Seaton, Atlanta, Idaho

Mining district

District name Black Warrior District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Sawtooth Primitive Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Little Queens Mines, Inc.(H.M. Greenwold, Mine Supervisor)

Comments on the production information

  • Au, Ag Value $10000 ; Item 8 Taken From The South Raise

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 304.8M

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Ave. Grade Veins And Dikes Too Low To Be Minable At Present Prices ( 1970 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 - D, 174 P.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.

  • Deposit

    1970 Recon T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319 - D

  • Deposit

    1975 Compile USBM, Mining Activity List, 1974

  • Deposit

    Mineral Property File No. 0160390113

  • Production

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, USGS Bulletin 1319 - D.

  • Deposit

    D.M.E.A Docket No. 2732 (1952)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1 Mineralized Quartz Lens Strikes W-N 36 Deg W And Dips 40 Deg N

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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