Queen Mine

Past Producer in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10070220
MRDS ID W012973
MAS/MILS ID 0160030006
Record type Site
Current site name Queen Mine
Alternate or previous names Mountain Queen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.646, 45.12767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 3 1/2 MI. N.E. OF CUPRUM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Monument(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 003W 25 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On E Side Of Garnet Gul Above The Road

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite
    Rock description Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Limestone
    Rock description Martin Bridge Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.646, 45.12767

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N 30 DEG E
    Dip 30 DEG NW
    Length 30.48M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Discoverer Charles Walker
Year of first production 1897

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner John Rogers

Comments on the production information

  • A Small Amount Of Cu Ore Was Produced In 1897.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 408.43M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Separate Garnet Zones. Strike Of Lower Tunnel Is N 43 Deg. E., With N.W. Drift; Intermediate Tunnel Strikes N. 60 Deg. E. And Dips 20 Deg. S.E.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80

  • Deposit

    1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin

  • Production

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 79 - 80.

  • Deposit

    Eight Annual Report Of Mining Idustry Of Idaho Pg 167-168

  • Deposit

    Eleventh Annual Report Of Mining Industry Of Idaho Pg 125-12, Combined With Bluejacket Mine In Eleventh Annual Rept

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 135

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 20-JAN-1993 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.