Mine detail: River Queen Mine

Previously called 'MS-1358MS-2127'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.05236, -116.80461

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver, Gold
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite, Pyrite, Sericite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1912

Geology

Host rock:Hunsaker Creek Formation-Volcanic Sediments
Host type:Greenstone,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite
Associated rock:Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Rhyolites, Greenstones
Associated type:Greenstone,Rhyolite
Structure:N. E. Fractures
Tectonic:Island Arc
Alteration processes:Silicified, Oxidized

References

MRDSW012804
MAS160030035
DEP10105583
Reference{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Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 160-164.}{Production:: Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet, 97, 22 P.}{Reserve-Resource:: Cook,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.}
ReporterBenjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat, Close, Terry J.