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Nevada · Elko County

Copper Queen Mine

Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Elko
Mining district
Spruce Mountain
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Also known as

  • Copper ?

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Deposit: Lenses of copper and lead car bonates occur irregulary in a zone of crushed limestone between the fault and the porphyry dike. The copper queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and a 400 ft crosscut adit. L…

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Additional documented workings

  • Adit — documented in 1 source record, noting 100 ft, 400 ft.
    Mindat
  • Crosscut — documented in 1 source record, noting 400 ft, 100 ft.
    Mindat
  • Drift — documented in 1 source record, noting 400 ft, 100 ft.
    Mindat
  • Incline — documented in 1 source record, noting 400 ft, 100 ft.
    Mindat
  • Shaft — documented in 1 source record, noting 400 ft, 100 ft.
    Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 3 shaft symbols
  • 15 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Adit
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: r queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and a 400 ft crosscut adit. L...
  • Crosscut · length 400 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: The copper queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and a 400 ft crosscut adit. L...
  • Drift · length 400 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: the porphyry dike. The copper queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and a 400 ft crosscut adit.…
  • Incline · length 400 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: the fault and the porphyry dike. The copper queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and a 400 ft…
  • Shaft · depth 400 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: e between the fault and the porphyry dike. The copper queen mine was developed by a 100 ft vertical shaft, an incline with drifts and…
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Mindat Confirmed

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Pyrite
  • Cerussite
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Lead
  • Granite
  • Limestone
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  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Pyrite
  • Cerussite
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Lead
  • Granite
  • Limestone
  • Malachite
  • Pyrite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (3)
  • mapped adit symbols (15)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 41624

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (7)
  • underground workings

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