Mine detail: River Queen Mine

Previously called 'MS-1358MS-2127'

Location:	Adams County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long:	45.05236, -116.80461
dep_id:	10105583
mrds_id:	W012804
mas_id:	160030035
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Copper
Trace mineral:	Silver, Gold
Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Sericite
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
work_type:	Underground
alteration:	Silicified, Oxidized
conc_proc:	Secondary
ore_ctrl:	N. E. Fractures
Reporter:	Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat, Close, Terry J.
hrock_unit:	Hunsaker Creek Formation-Volcanic Sediments
hrock_type:	Greenstone,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite
arock_unit:	Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Rhyolites, Greenstones
arock_type:	Greenstone,Rhyolite
Structure:	N. E. Fractures
tectonic:	Island Arc
Year first produced:	1912
References:	Deposit:: Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 22. Deposit:: Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Bulletin 1, P. 40 - 41. Deposit:: Vallier, T. L., And Brooks, H. C., 1970 , Geology And Copper Deposits Of The Homestead Area, Oregon And Idaho: The Ore Bin, V. 32 , No. 3 , P. 54 . Deposit:: 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1 Deposit:: 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97 Deposit:: Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 160-164. Production:: Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet, 97, 22 P. Reserve-Resource:: Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.