| Deposit ID | 10105935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019302 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Queen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Monte Cristo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.49911, 43.09662 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2469 |
| Relative position | 1.75 MI SSW OF KEENAN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bear Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willow(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004S | 044E | 05 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE OF ORE ON DUMP ASSAYED 0.16 OZ AU/TON, 0.30 OZ AG/TON, 5.3 % CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Trachyte | ||||||||
| Rock description | Trachyte | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Rock unit name | Limestone (Xenoliths) |
| Rock description | Limestone (Xenoliths) |
| (1) | -111.49911, 43.09662 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mount Pisgah District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019302 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_175 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNEVILLE COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5 , 108 P.
BELL, R. N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR YEAR 1906
HAMILTON, J. A., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE CARIBOU MOUNTAIN AREA, BONNEVILLE AND CARIBOU COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO; M.S. THESIS, 59 P.
1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1906
1961 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5
ITEM 1 , SAVAGE, C. N., 1961 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 1 ; ITEMS 2 , 3 , HAMILTON, J. A., 1961 , UNIV. IDAHO, M.S. THESIS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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