Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formFLAT LENSES, PINCH/SWELL
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Liebigite, Pyrite
GangueGoethite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite,Andesite
StructureGranite Is Massive And Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Andesite Dikes Which Trend E-W To Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Less Than 40 Deg
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1899-1910, OTHER
First production1887
Last production1950
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10027544
MRDS IDM003323
Alternate namesQueen of the Hills
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.20088, -112.85047
References
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 69.ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.METZGER, 1938, USBM IC 6991, P. 45.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIA.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 70.NIEMUTH, 1987.