| Deposit ID | 10105628 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013351 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590160 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amagosa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Queen of the Hills Mine, Queen and Crescent, Copper Queen, Crescent |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.94512, 45.24299 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 5.0 MI N25W OF SALMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salmon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 022N | 021E | 11 | NE OF NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | NELLIE OR QUEEN VEINS CONTAIN ABOUT 0.25 OZ. AU/TON. EVA VEIN AVERAGED 0.2, BUT CONTAINED UP TO 1.0 OZ/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -113.94512, 45.24299 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Wells |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2743.2M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013351 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DI__95 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590160 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Staley, W. W., 1962, Amagosa: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Above Dip Refers To Queen Vein. Nellie And Eva Veins Dip 80 To 85 Deg Nw. 5 Shoots. Bands, Stringers |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.