Queen Extension Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10192394
MAS/MILS ID 0160130497
Record type Site
Current site name Queen Extension Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.2995, 43.46799 (WGS84)
Elevation 1682
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002 N 018 E 34 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.2995, 43.46799

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Silver Strike Mining Co.
    ID 1001604
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT 1982-83

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-1985 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/25/1983
MSHA mine ID1001604
Mine name (MSHA)Queen Extension Mine
Current operatorSilver Strike Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Fitz Roy T-John R Thornton
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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