Mine detail: Amagosa Mine

Previously called 'Copper QueenCrescentQueen of the Hills MineQueen and Crescent'

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long:

45.24299, -113.94512

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Gold
Tertiary:	Copper, Tungsten, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite
Gangue:	Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSE
Discovery year:	1882

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated type:	Granite

References

MRDS	W013351
MAS	160590160
DEP	10105628
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.}{Deposit:: USGS Bull 528.}{Deposit:: Staley, W. W., 1962, Amagosa: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)