Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Silver Queen Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
SilverGoldAntimony
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Description

Relocated 1921 By A. And H. Birmingham

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver, Stibnite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Silver City Granite-Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10069936
MRDS IDW007727
Alternate namesBirmingham
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.92958, -116.77457
References
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P.MC DOWELL, G. A., 1952 , 54TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1952.1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 111944 DIREXPL GLACIER SILVER LEAD MIN. CO.PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P.