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Queen-Hensley Mine

Past Producer in Meagher county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197639
MAS/MILS ID 0300590062
Record type Site
Current site name Queen-Hensley Mine
Alternate or previous names Queen-Hensley Group, Copper Kettle, Copper Bowl, Queen Hensley Group Pat.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.69273, 46.48271 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Meagher(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Castle Town(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ringling(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Musselshell(hydrologic unit)

Musselshell(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Montana Meagher

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008 N 008 E 02 S2SWNE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.69273, 46.48271
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 30S
    Thickness 46M
    Length 145M
    Width 35M
    Area 6HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N65E:30S
    Minimum Depth to Top 2
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Castle Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carl Voss
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner George Voldseth Hamilton Mines Inc.
    Home office Martinsdale Mt 59058
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. IC 13, 1956, P. 32-33.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 64, 1968, P. 56-58.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7540, 1950, P. 25-26.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUN-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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