| Deposit ID | 10020024 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12190 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Queen of the Hills Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Flavilla, Mahogany |
| Related records | 10276552 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.28386, 40.38494 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2566 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 6,000 FT S 38 W OF COMMADORE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 004W | 15 | NE OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | EARLY ASSAYS OF FIRST CHIMNEY: 20 TO 25 OZ/TON AG, 50% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | EARLY ASSAYS OF SECOND CHIMNEY: 40 OZ./TON AG AND 30% PB |
| Result | EARLY ASSAYS OF THIRD CHIMNEY: 60 OZ./TON AG. |
| Result | ASSAYS AROUND 1932: 19% ZN, 6% PB, 1.4% CU, 7 OZ./TON AG, 30 CENTS/TON AU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Deseret | ||||
| Rock description | Deseret | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.28386, 40.38494 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures Are Cut Off At Depth By Branch Of Mark Antony Fault And A Northeastward Trend Fault |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 W TO N 35 W |
| Dip | 30 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Enos Wall Jeffs |
| Home office | 19510 Wells Drive, Tarzana, Ca. 91356 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12874.75M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12190 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS., UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 155.
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.
USGS, 1916, 1923, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
USBM, 1926-1947, MINERAL YEARBOOK.
GILLULY, J., P. 155.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PURPOSE OF SURPRISE TUNNEL IS TO EXPLORE FOR THE FAULTED CONTINUATIONS OF THE QUEEN OF THE HILLS ORESHOOTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS ALONG INTERSECTION OF THREE FISSURES WITH BEDDING OF THE LIMESTONE RESULTING IN THREE CHIMNEYS: FIRST WAS 350 FT. LONG, 25 TO 40 FT. WIDE AND 18 IN. TO 2 FT. THICK; SECOND WAS 1,000 FT. LONG, 60 TO 70 FT. WIDE AND 18 IN. TO 2 FT. THICK GENERALLY UPON THE HANGING WALL. THE THIRD CHIMNEY WAS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE SECOND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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