Mine detail: Miners Queen Mine

Previously called 'Columbia Gold and Copper MineSilver Star'

Location:	Skamania County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long:	45.77537, -122.19146
dep_id:	10047851
mrds_id:	M700180
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Copper, Molybdenum
Minor mineral:	Silver, Gold
Trace mineral:	Tungsten
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Wolframite
gangue:	Chlorite, Epidote, Kaolinite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm:	STOCKWORK, DISSEMINATED IN BRECCIA BODIES
alteration:	Potassic, Phyllic, Argillic, And Propylitic Outward From Center Of Deposit. Silicification Is Ubiquitous In Breccia Zone. Quartz-Sericite And Propylitic Zones Are Very Narrow
ore_ctrl:	Fracture Zone
Reporter:	Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit:	Silver Star Pluton;Silver Star Pluton
hrock_type:	Diorite
arock_unit:	Skamania Volcanics;Skamania Volcanics;Skamania Volcanics
arock_type:	Andesite
Structure:	E-W Structures Are Mineralized. Breccia Is Cut By A Complex Series Of Post-Mineral Faults
tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr:	1895
References:	Analytical Data:: 1952 Deposit:: GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, P. 88-90. Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 78. Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 43-46. Deposit:: HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 25-26. Deposit:: ASHLEY, R.P., AND PETERSON, J.A., 1991, FIELD EXAM WITH PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP. Deposit:: GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: UNPUB. REPORT PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 23. Deposit:: PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000. Deposit:: DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTO* MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25. Production:: MOEN (1977)