Antimony Queen Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Copper
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111430
MRDS ID M060134
Record type Site
Current site name Antimony Queen Mine
Alternate or previous names New Deal, Dixie Queen, Reedy, Silver Seal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.1809, 48.20122 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position 10 MI NORTHWEST OF METHOW. ABOUT 0.7 MI SOUTHEAST OF FOGGY DEW CAMPGROUND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hungry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031N 021E 11 SW4 OF NW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. 4.5 MI UP COPPER CREEK FROM METHOW HIGHWAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SHOW SOME PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE CRYSTALS CONTAIN 1-3 OZ/TON AU.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Slight Addition Of Calcite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite, And Pyrrhotite

Analytical data

Result VEIN D= 4 FT THICK - 0.1 OZ/TON AU, NIL AG, 3.6% SB, 2.4% AS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Newby Group;Newby Group
    Rock description Newby Group;Newby Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.1809, 48.20122

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description East-Striking Vein System

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR ZONE OF VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE
    Strike E-W
    Dip 70 N
    Plunge 50
    Plunge direction N 50 W
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 182.88M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Pods Plunge Parallel To Intersection Between Bedding And E-W Fractures. E-W Fractures Contain The Ore.

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDDING STRIKES N30-40W, DIPS 50-80SW; BEDS MAY BE OVERTURNED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1906
Year of last production 1972

Mining district

District name Gold Creek Mining District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Okanogan National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Plano, Phil

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^27. % Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 27wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 20 TONS PRODUCED IN 1941 ASSAYED 27% SB; NO RECORDED W PRODUCTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 310.9M
    Overall depth 115.82M
    Overall length 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS, TWO TRENCHES, VERTICAL SHAFT

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT IN 1969-70; MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1971; L IMITED PRODUCTION IN 1972. ONLY STIBNITE OCCURS IN IMPORTANT QUANTITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MRDS RECORD D001387 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Deposit ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINS IN BRECCIA ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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