Amagosa Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10105628
MRDS ID W013351
MAS/MILS ID 0160590160
Record type Site
Current site name Amagosa Mine
Alternate or previous names Queen of the Hills Mine, Queen and Crescent, Copper Queen, Crescent

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.94512, 45.24299 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position 5.0 MI N25W OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salmon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 022N 021E 11 NE OF NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2.5 Mi Due W Of Carmen ; Info From Land.St :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation
  • (Local) Gouge

Analytical data

Result NELLIE OR QUEEN VEINS CONTAIN ABOUT 0.25 OZ. AU/TON. EVA VEIN AVERAGED 0.2, BUT CONTAINED UP TO 1.0 OZ/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.94512, 45.24299

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N 30 E
    Dip 80 SE
    Length 91.44M
    Width 3.66M
    Depth to bottom 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original alteration entry:
    Local - Oxidation, Gouge
  • Original ore control entry:
    Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882

Mining district

District name Eureka District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carroll Wells

Comments on the production information

  • Au Production Less Than 5000 Ounces.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2743.2M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • Mine Worked On 5 Levels.

Comments on development

  • 15 - Stamp Mill (Remains)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

  • Deposit

    USGS Bull 528.

  • Deposit

    Staley, W. W., 1962, Amagosa: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Above Dip Refers To Queen Vein. Nellie And Eva Veins Dip 80 To 85 Deg Nw. 5 Shoots. Bands, Stringers

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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